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Entrepreneurship - Closed

This competition has now closed. For more information on how you can get involved with this competition next year, please contact worldskillsuk@ukskills.org.uk.

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News: WorldSkills UK Entrepreneurship Results - 22-25 June 2010
Event: Heats and Final

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About the competition - Entrepreneurship - Closed

This competition is designed to support those preparing to be entrepreneurs, who are embarking on the business planning journey. We are offering ten finalists an opportunity to harness their skills and participate in a three day intensive entrepreneurship boot camp.

The winner of ‘The Big Leap 2010’ will receive a year long mentorship package from an experienced entrepreneur.

Dates and venues of competition heats are not yet available; if you have registered already, you will be notified when you are able to choose which heat you would like to attend, if your competition is to have heats.

The Big Leap Entrepreneurship Challenge Brief 2010 52Kb PDF Document Download

Entry Levels: Open

Entry Deadline: 30 April 2010

Entry Type: Individual competitors

Competition Type: Mixed

Competition structure

Stage one: enter online at www.stridingout.co.uk/competition.html and submit your application by 30 April 2010.

Stage two: top ten highest scoring competitors will be invited to participate in the three day intensive entrepreneurship boot camp.

How many can enter?

One competitor per organisation.

Further information

For more information, or to register, contact: heather@stridingout.co.uk

Who can enter?

This is a competition for entrepreneurs who have an enterprising business idea with high growth potential.

Open: This level of entry takes into account the fact that many sectors do not recruit from particular types and levels of qualifications.

Further opportunities

There is a City & Guilds qualification available for this competition.

Competition partners

This competition is called Entreprenership Challenge: The Big Leap and is organised by Striding Out.

Competition Basket

Built Environment
Construction, Britain's largest industry, covers every type of building work. From designing and planning, to restoration and maintenance. Our construction and building services competitions allow you to showcase these skills and more.
Cultural and Creative Arts
Within the UK, the cultural and creative sector is of great economic and social importance, accounting for over 5% of gross domestic product, and growing at twice the rate of the economy as a whole. The sector covers many careers that directly benefit other sectors because they add a wealth of creative capabilities to other businesses and organisations.
Engineering
With continuous advances in all areas of technology and work processes, engineering is a varied, exciting and highly skilled industry in which to be involved. If you are interested in showcasing your engineering skills view the competitions on offer for more information.
IT and Business Administration
The skills currently most in demand are an understanding of finance and budgets, IT, organisation and planning, people management, verbal communication. If you are interested in showcasing your IT skills view the competitions on offer for more information.
Professional and Hospitality Services
The Caring competition is currently still open for entry