Record prize pot of £8500 up for grabs in University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) business competition in Inverness
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As well as cash prizes, budding entrepreneurs can also receive support to turn their ideas into a reality.
This year’s competition includes special cash prizes for business ideas from engineering students.
Run by Create, the UHI’s Centre for Enterprise and Innovation based at Inverness College UHI, the Business Competition is now in its 14th year of encouraging people in starting their own business.
The competition is open to all students studying across the UHI partnership, and non-students living in the Highlands and Islands, Moray and Perthshire.
The 15 finalists will be invited to meet the competition judges to discuss their idea further on finals day at Inverness College UHI in February.
Inverness College UHI engineering student and 2018 finalist Colin Cannon said: “The process is simple and there’s no business plan required. The support you get in return is invaluable and allows you to take the first steps to realising your ideas.
“Since winning the best culture and environment prize, I have secured a limited company and working relationships with great local businesses.
“The hard work must come from you, but the business awards are a fantastic platform for sharing your ideas and realising your own potential.”
Georgina Parker, director of external relations at Inverness College UHI, said: “Often people have an idea, but they don’t know what to do with it, or who to turn to for help. That’s where we come in.
“Our Create team will work with finalists to help develop their entrepreneurial flair, realise the full potential of their business idea and identify opportunities for growth.”
Apply online at www.createhighland.com by January 12, 2020.
