Win £5000 and business services

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Business in a Box Competition

Pitch your idea & win everything you need to start your business.

If you've got a brilliant new business idea and just need some help to get it off the ground then pitching to the panel at New Start Scotland 2017 may be the most important 5 minutes of your life.
New Start Scotland is a free to attend business exhibition held on the 1st & 2nd November at the SEC Glasgow, and has been running for 15 years.

Budding entrepreneurs at the show will each get five minutes to pitch a business idea to a panel of expert judges and the winner will receive a lump sum of £5,000 cash PLUS a huge range of free business services - everything you need to start your dream business, in a box!

We are busy filling the box with fantastic services and products including:

• £5000 cash
• Free funding call and a commission free funding process from Capitalise
• A free half day of either Employment Law & HR or Health & Safety Consultancy
• A free stand at next year’s show from New Start Exhibitions
• A free business software review and recommendation from Octopus Blue
• Free origination and carriage on your first order of promotional merchandise from Brand Addition
• Nespresso Zenius Machine
• 6 months free subscription to Accountancy Manager with unlimited users
• Free BBX account with £200 credit
• A 7-night Club Med Sun all-inclusive holiday for two adults from Meetings by Club Med
• 12 month free business licence and ‘set-up session’ with an Accountant from FUTRLI
• 2 months free loading works & two months free of fees from Payoneer
• First R&D tax credits claim for free from Tax Cloud
• 30 day free Fluidly trial
• Free pension scheme with in-person assisted setup, and a year of free Auto-Enrolment assessments
• A place on Nesma’s “Introduction to Marketing” and “Strategic Marketing” programmes
• £500 worth of customer experience products from Shopper Anonymous
• A set of marker and pen packs from Pilot Pen
• DataDear free for 6 months
• 1 year subscription to iCompleteInvoice from Compleat Software
• 2 months free payroll processing from Payescape

How to pitch:
Just email us with a short description of your business idea, and your mobile number!
We will call you back if you are selected to pitch. You'll also just need to register for your entry ticket to the show, they're totally free. More details, entry information and free tickets available on newstartscotland.com. (Sorry can't post links yet)