£10,000 Money Making Ideas Competition Launched for UK Entrepreneurs

The Money Making Ideas Competition has been set up to reward one entrepreneur, helping them to achieve their aspirations of starting-up or growing a business.

The competition was inspired by research which reveals that 24% of small business owners have missed a growth opportunity due to a lack of accessible finance.

The successful applicant will win £10,000 of capital support to invest in their company. The winner will also receive mentoring from a panel of some of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs and annual memberships to Business Circuit and the Adam Street Private Members club. (http://www.adamstreet.co.uk/)

Small business owners and sole traders aged 18 and over who currently running or looking to start-up their own business in the UK may apply.

The programme opens to applications on 10 May 2012. No deadlines have been set at this stage. Further details will be reported once they become available.

Virgin Media Shorts - 2012 Round Open

Virgin Media Shorts is a short film competition that champions undiscovered talent in the UK.  The competition gives applicants the chance to show their work in cinemas, on TV, online and on mobiles (via the mobile Internet).

The following is available:

• Thirteen film-makers win a chance to show their work on more than 200 cinema screens nationwide.
• One winner wins £30,000 to make their next film.
• One 'People's Choice' winner will be awarded £5,000 worth of new film kit, along with the college or school with the most entrants.

Applications must be submitted by 12 July 2012.

For more information go to: http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/#page=1&filter=date

Bilingual in Business Grant Scheme / Grant Dwyieithrwydd mewn Busnes

The purpose of the Grant is to encourage micro enterprises  and social enterprises (who employ up to 9 members of staff) to operate bilingually and to use Welsh as well as English.

The grant can contribute to the costs of translating (www.welshtranslators.org.uk has a list of accredited translators), designing and/or producing any of the following on the condition that they are completely bilingual and will not be resold:

• Booklets & Pamphlets             Posters
 Leaflets                                   Web sites
• Packaging                               Office Stationery- letterheads, business cards
• Signs 

Priority is given to those businesses that:

• Have a large degree of contact with the public.
• Make the material wiedley available to the public.
• Agree to develop their use of Welsh in future.

The grant cannot contribute to the cost of merchandise materials.

The project has received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.

The maximum grant is £1600 (minimum grant of £100), and applicants cannot receive more than 80% of the costs of the material, excluding reclaimable VAT. We must receive 3 quotes for each item that you would like to be funded by the grant.  Menter Iaith cannot finance any material that has been produced prior to the application being approved by the administrators of the Grant, or has received assistance from other sources of public funds, and only one application can be made. Public sector bodies ar not eligible to apply or businesses with an annual turnover of over €2million. For more information contact Osian Edwards by phone: 01978 363791 or e-mail: busnes@menteriaithmaelor.org

 

Pwrpas y grant yw annog micro fentrau a mentrau cymunedol (hyd at 9 aelod o staff) i wasanaethu’n ddwyieithog ac i ddefnyddio’r iaith Gymraeg yn gyfochrog â’r Saesneg.

Gall y grant gyfrannu tuag at gostau cyfieithu (gwelir rhestr gynhwysfawr o gyfieithwyr achrededig yma www.welshtranslators.org.uk), dylunio a/neu gynhyrchu unrhyw un o’r canlynol ar yr amod eu bod yn hollol ddwyieithog a ni ellir eu gwerthu ymlaen:

• Llyfrynnau & Phamffledi             Posteri
• Taflenni                                    Gwefannau
• Deunydd Pecynnu                    Offer Swyddfa- papur pennawd, cardiau busnes
• Arwyddion 

Mae blaenoriaeth yn cael ei rhoi i fusnesau:

• Sydd gyda chyswllt cyson gyda’r cyhoedd.
• Yn gwneud y deunydd ar gael i’r cyhoedd.
• Yn cytuno i ddatblygu eu defnydd o’r Gymraeg yn y dyfodol.

Ni all y grant gefnogi costau nwyddau marsiandïaeth (merchandise).

Ariannwyd y prosiect hwn drwy Gynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007-2013 a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru a Chronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop ar gyfer Datblygiad Gwledig.

Uchafswm y grant yw £1600 (lleiafswm o grant yn £100), ni all ymgeiswyr dderbyn mwy na 80% o gostau o’r deunydd, ac eithrio TAW a ellir ei adennill. Rhaid i chi gyflwyno 3 dyfynbris ar gyfer pob eitem yr ydych eisiau prynnu gyda’r nawdd. Ni all y Fenter ariannu unrhyw ddeunydd sydd wedi cael eu cynhyrchu cyn i’r cais gael eu cymeradwyo gan weinyddwyr y grant, neu sydd we, ac eithrio TAW a ellir ei adennill. Rhaid i chi gyflwyno 3 dyfynbris ar gyfer pob eitem yr ydych eisiau prynnu gyda’r nawdd. Ni all y Fenter ariannu unrhyw ddeunydd sydd wedi cael eu cynhyrchu cyn i’r cais gael eu cymeradwyo gan weinyddwyr y grant, neu sydd wedi derbyn cymorth gan gronfa gyhoeddus eraill, a dim ond un cais a ellir ei wneud. Nid yw cyrff sector gyhoeddus yn gymwys i wneud cais na busnesau sydd gyda throsiant blynyddol o €2 filiwn. Am fwy o wybodaeth cysylltwch gyda Osian Edwards drwy ffonio: 01978363791 neu e-bost: busnes@menteriaithmaelor.org

Zone is proud to present another Doodleplanet event!!

An exciting interactive art and music event that just keeps getting better and better.

Compulsive scribbler David Setter transforms the walls of the Guild into giant canvases with the emphasis on freehand doodling all to the sublime sounds of DJ Matty Setter – expect Latin Beats, Freestyle Funk and Saucy Soul tracks.

Everyone is welcome to come on down and scribble to your hearts content with all materials provided by the Doodle Planet Crew (Pen Hire Available)... or you can event bring your own!

Thursday, 3rd May 7.30pm at Guild Bar - 'drawn' out! (£2 on the door)

The RBS Enterprising U competition has launched, with £40,000 worth of prizes!

The competition, created by Find Invest Grow and sponsored by RBS Group and LinkedIn, offers a unique online platform for students to "road-test" their business ideas, while building the framework for a professional business plan at the same time.

It is open to students and graduates of the past 5 years:  they don't have to be economics grads with business experience - anyone can enter. The platform enables your students to explore the viability of their business idea, by asking the right questions and building the appropriate framework.

Investors will be reviewing and judging entrants to decide on the 20 semi-finalists who will be selected to attend the training workshops.  The 10 finalists will be pitching their business ideas to a room full of investors,  with the chance of winning prizes of £25,000, £10,000, and £5,000.

The competition is now open, at http://www.rbsenterprisingu.com and I welcome you to inform your students and graduates of this opportunity.

The deadline for completed entrants is midnight on the 15th June 2012.

Also downloadable poster : http://theessa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/EnterprisingU_poster.pdf

Hay on Earth - the Dragon Series 5-9 June 2012

In 2012, the Green Dragon’s Den event will be running for the third year, with up to £40,000 grant funding from Welsh Government available to help winning projects in Wales (up to £10,000 maximum for the winning project in each of the four categories). Each day has a different theme, featuring specialist speakers, practical workshops, networking, learning and action, with the opportunity to contribute ideas and help others develop theirs.

We are looking for projects that demonstrate one or more of the following elements:

• Introduce and prove new concepts that increase sustainability action.
• Link projects, organisations and solutions in more effective ways.
• Make inspired use of seed funding.

If you are interested, please email your completed application form to Darren Gibbs at TYF:
hay-on-earth@tyf.com by the close of play on Tuesday 8th May.

You can bid to the Dragons in one of the following categories:

1. The Power of Youth - Under 25s
2. Innovation for Sustainability
3. Sustainable Work & Travel
4. Sustainable Community Futures

For more information please see:

- Background info: http://cylch.org/sites/default/files/documents/Hay_on_Earth_Dragon_Series_2012_-Eng.pdf 

- Your application form: http://cylch.org/sites/default/files/documents/Dragons_Series_2012_Application_Form_-Eng_.pdf

App Course Technical Problems

Hi Everyone

Huge Appologies for the technical problems at tonights course, it just proves that you can check and test but sometimes it will just not work!

Felix and I would like to assure everyone that by next week we will be back on track with some better technology backing us up.

A quick reminder that the platform we used was:

Conduit Mobile: http://mobile.conduit.com/

If you want to have a play around before next week and bring your creations with you we would love to share them with the class and show you one that Felix built earlier.

Take Care (and again sorry)

Regards

Matt

 

2012 Red Bull Future 50 Competition Opens to Entries

The Red Bull Future 50 Competition is a search for the most 'ambitious, disruptive and thrilling' business start-ups in the UK. The Competition is being administered by Real Business, a digital, print and events organisation, alongside the energy drinks company Red Bull.

Winners will receive the following package:

• Coverage across the Real Business media network.
• The prestige of being recognised by one of the UK's most respected publications for entrepreneurs as one of the brightest prospects in business.
• A high profile in the business press. The Future 50 is read by business journalists in broadsheet newspapers, trade magazines and broadcast media. They use it to identify firms worth profiling - magnifying the PR advantage of being included in the Future 50.
• The chance to join the Real Business community to 'meet and mingle' with business stars and like-minded entrepreneurs at regular events.

Companies eligible to enter the competition must:

• Be four years old or younger.
• Show steady turnover growth.
• Show steady employment growth.
• Be innovative.
• Be 'disruptive'.

Entry is open to firms across all sectors operating in the UK.

The entry deadline is 14 June 2012.

For more information go to: http://realbusiness.co.uk/future-50