The top three Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award winners each month (as per the judges’ scores) will automatically be put through to our ‘Hot 40’ shortlist for the annual £10,000 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award final taking place in November.

You can also watch video interviews with entrepreneurs such as designer Wayne Hemingway (Founder of Red or Dead) on the Shell LiveWIRE website.

For pre-advice information, you can book a Business Clinic appointment at Royal Holloway.

You’ve got until the last day of each month to apply for the £1,000 Grand Ideas Awards.

£10,000 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010

If you’re aged 16-30 and have been running your own business for more than 3 months but less than 18 months, this annual competition could see you walk away with a £10,000 cash injection plus support from top PR agency Blue Rubicon at our Shell LiveWIRE LIVE! award final taking place in London on 13th October 2010.

So, if you think you’ve got what it takes to be our Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010, simply login at the bottom of this page to apply.

Deadline for entries is 5pm on 6th September 2010.

£1,000 Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards

If you’re aged 16-30 and need funding to get your new business idea or project off the ground, the Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards offers up to to 5 x £1,000 prizes each month to the most innovative or unusual ideas submitted by new businesses in their first 12 months of trading. (See our section about previous Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award winners).

You’ve got until the last day of each month to apply for the £1,000 Awards – simply login below to access the application form.

Website: http://www.shell-livewire.org/awards

www.shell-livewire.org/awards
(deadline 5pm on Monday 6th September 2010)

Who is it for?

• The most outstanding entrepreneurial young business person in the UK!
• UK-residents aged 16-30 (on the 6th September 2010)
• Anyone who has been trading for between 3 and 18 months (on the 6th September 2010)

What is it?

• £10,000 cash injection to the business
• Raises profile and generates vital publicity for the winner and regional finalists
• The 2009 Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Robert Matthams, benefited from coverage in the Financial Times and The Independent as well as broadcast media such as BBC Radio 5 Live and Working Lunch. Articles and features on his business reached a combined audience of over 7 million readers and listeners

Other previous winners include:

• Jamie Murray-Wells (Glasses Direct) – the largest online retailer of prescription glasses in the world who now employs 70 staff and has a turnover of £40million
• Michael Welch (Blackcircles.com) – the UK’s largest online tyre retailer
• Jennifer Irvine (The Pure Package) – a gourmet food home delivery service which has revolutionised dieting and healthy eating. She now has 20 staff and a turnover of over £1m
• Most recently, 2009 winner Robert Matthams (Shiply.com) has since gone on to win a whole host of awards and accolades, attracting over 10,000 companies to his eBay-style reverse auction site for moving goods (see www.shell-livewire.org/news/award2009/ for details).

Above: Robert Matthams with James Smith, Chairman Shell UK and the coveted
Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 trophy.

Watch a short promo video of former LiveWIRE winners since 1982 here!

If you’re aged 16-30, based in the UK and think you’ve got a ‘Grand Idea’ for a new business or project – why not apply for one of the monthly £1,000 Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards at: www.shell-livewire.org/awards

Vote for your favourite Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award elevator pitch video and help someone win £1,000 for their new business. Read more…

The UK’s Must-Attend Student Enterprise Conference

March 26-28, 2010

University College London

Sponsored by: NCGE, Lloyds TSB. FIG, UCL Advances, Meltwater, The Cube

www.nacue.com/nsec

Engage with Julie Meyer, Penny Power, Meltwater, Google, Huddle, Microsoft, UnLtd, Tata, MMC Ventures, SIFE, Smith & Williamson, Find Invest Grow, Social Enterprise Coalition, Worksnug, Enterprise UK, Groupspaces, Shell Livewire, Newspepper, The Cube, Enternships, The Next Women, Sun Microsystems, Brave New Talent, Student Hubs, eOffice and many, many more…

Network with 200 like-minded young entrepreneurs and enterprising students, global entrepreneurs, innovative corporates and leading business support organisations during a weekend of inspiring and engaging talks, workshops, debates and exhibitions. Pitch for the chance to win £1000 from Shell Livewire and chat with UnLtd to learn about how to get up to £15,000 funding for a social enterprise.

The UK’s must-attend event of 2010 for enterprising students and young entrepreneurs.

Website: www.nacue.com/nsec
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRrbpp8XoQA