Pitch to Rich 2015

Calling all you budding (and blooming…!) entrepreneurs.

Virgin Media Business is giving you the chance to pitch Richard Branson your business idea. And as if the prospect of that isn’t thrilling enough, the ten best pitches will win a share of more than £1,000,000 in prizes.

There are three categories for which to apply:

– Grow: for those wanting to change their business from the inside. The winner in this category will receive a £250k campaign, while two runners-up will recieve £100k campaigns. Not bad! Read more about Grow.

– New Things: the category in which the #VOOM team would like to see ‘big ideas with the capacity to disrupt’, they’ll be accepting entries from yet to be formed ventures, small, medium and large businesses. The winner will be awarded a £50k cash investment as well as mentoring from Virgin’s investment team. Two runners up will receive £10k towards investment. Read more about New Things.

– Start-Up: Do you have an exciting, ‘game-changing business plan?’ The winner of the Start-Up category will receive a £150k campaign with support from Virgin for one year, while the two runners up will receive £50k campaigns. Intriguing? Read more about Start-Up.

The #VOOM website is full of useful resources that will help you to create a smashing application. Watch the Pitch to Rich 2015 #VOOM video here. Entries won’t be accepted beyond the 5th of May, so don’t delay, apply here. Good luck!

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