Business Plan Competition
Winner 2009 - Sam Dixon with Go'Go Guitar!
A commercial music third year student, Sam Dixon's business plan set him up to provide an innovative guitar tuition method to primary school children. The prize money enabled Sam to develop the website for promotion and sales and judges came up with several ideas to help the business which Sam hadn't previously considered.
Merit Award 2009 - StudioXYZ
Anne Egan and Fiona Cassidy won the £500 Merit Award with their business plan for visual art activity hub called StudioXYZ
Best Sponsored Start-Up - The Ruffled Umbrella Company
The Ruffled Umbrella Company, formed by students in music and performing arts, won £750 and sponsorship onto Business Link's three-day course on 'Starting & Running a Business' from the Business Support Office through competing for a Launchpad residency at the university.
Best Sponsored Start-Up - Nice As Pie Dance Theatre
Laura Polson, Katy West and Romaine Etwaroo won £750 and sponsorship onto Business Link's three day course 'Starting & Running a Business' to help them establish the Nice As Pie Dance Company as a residency at the university. Nice as Pie is a contemporary dance company specialising in audience participation and multi-sensory environments.
