Business Plan Competition

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This Year's Competition

Prizes

£1,500 for Best Business Start Up

£750 for Runner-up Business Start Up

£500 for Best Enterprise Idea

£250 for Runner-up Enterprise Idea

Deadline for Submissions

Wednesday 29 February 2012

Entry Categories

Enterprise Idea Category

For students with an outline concept for a service / product, or those undertaking an enterprise project in their studies, who are seeking to define their concept in more detail and plan its development.

Business Start-Up Category

For those with an established idea, who are planning to start their own business or be self-employed after graduation and are looking for support with structured planning of their venture to maximise their chances of success.

Finalists 2012

Finalists will present their pitches to a judging panel of industry experts at the Grand Final Judging Panel on Friday 23 March 2012.

Competition Leaflet

Download a copy of the competition leaflet here.

Download the file: Business Enterprise Competition Leaflet

Entry Form

All applicants must submit an application form with their entry, to confirm eligibility as a current Bath Spa University student. Download the form here.

Download the file: Entry Form

Assessment Criteria

Assessment criteria will be used for fair comparison in selecting finalists to go forward to the judging panel.

Structuring your plan around these criteria will ensure you consider essential aspects for business success as well as providing all the right information that the judges will be looking for.

There is a different set of assessment criteria for each entry category.

Download the assessment criteria here for the Business Start Up Category:

Download the file: Assessment Criteria Business Start Up Category

Download the assessment criteria here for the Enterprise Idea Category here:

Download the file: Assessment Criteria for Enterprise Idea Category