How does it work?

The Competition consists of 2 rounds which your company must enter in order to win one of this year's prizes.

Round I: Submission of the Business Summary.

All Business Summaries should be handed directly to the CEC on Monday the 9th of December 2002 by no later than 5pm at: Coventry Entrepreneurship Centre (CEC), 4a, Trumpington Street, Coventry.

Proposals showing significant promise are selected as finalists and asked to continue to Round II, the Final Round. Finalists are announced at the CU Entrepreneurs £50K Qualifyers Dinner at the beginning of the Lent Term. Finalists will be asked to give a pitch for the proposed business.

Non qualifying £50K finalists may consider entering the £1K Competition, please have a look at the £1K competition section. Qualifying £50K finalists may also enter the £1K competition as long as there business idea/plan is completely different (different product or service).

Round II: Submission of the Complete Business Plan

All Business Summaries should be handed directly to the CEC on Monday 17th of March 2003 by 5pm at: Coventry Entrepreneurship Centre (CEC), 4a, Trumpington Street, Coventry.

Winners will be announced in the beginning of Easter Term in the Prizegiving Ceremony on Friday 9th of May 2003 held at the Music Hall on West Road. Each finalist team will be asked to give a pitch on the proposed business in the Prizegiving Ceremony.