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Pitcher’s Platform at Social Finance Fair 2015 - Grant Award and Social Finance Mentor Opportunity

17 September, 2015

Have you got a social enterprise business idea you want to kickstart?

Are you a current social enterprise or entrepreneur looking to diversify or develop a new product or service?

As part of Social Enterprise West Midlands Social Finance Fair on the 1st October we are providing up to 4 social enterprises or social entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch for an agreed amount of seed investment/grant from the Pitchers Platform sponsor and a Social Finance Mentor.

Sponsored by BCRS Business Loans the Pitch will take place as part of the conference with a panel of Social Finance experts in front of the event audience.

The enterprise or entrepreneur must:

  • be ready to trade/currently trading, be constituted under one of the 9 legal structures,
  • demonstrate a passion for the product and service and, most importantly, see the market opportunity and explain who is going to buy the product or service!
  • illustrate what the money will be used for,
  • demonstrate how they will measure journey and product/service delivery.

The winning pitch will be awarded a £500 award grant and a Social Finance Mentor for the year*

If you are interested in applying to pitch and want to find out more please email [email protected] by the 25th September 2015!

  • Download the Pitcher’s Platform flyer here
  • Find out more about the Social Finance Fair here
  • Download the Conference Flyer, Agenda and Master Class information.

* Terms and conditions of mentoring do apply. Mentoring agreement to be decided between the mentoring organisation and mentee

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