Richard Branson’s Voom Pitch 2018 Is Open – £1M Prize Pot Is Up for grabs
Voom Pitch 2018 – Virgin Media Business is looking for the most innovative and exciting small and medium-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland.
This years’ competition is opening up to more established small and medium-sized businesses as well as start-ups, with two entry categories: Scale & Grow | Spark & Start-up.
As well as a £1m cash prize, entrants can also win an out of home advertising campaign from JCDecaux and a first-stage funding programme from G by Grant Thornton, and many more.
Voom Finalists will get to pitch their ideas to Richard Branson at the Voom Pitch Grand Final in London on 23rd May and win a slice of a prize fund worth over £1million.
Entrants will first have to get through online public voting and semi-final heats, to be held in Manchester, where they will pitch to senior business figures.
Since launching seven years ago, Voom has awarded over £2 million in prizes and supported hundreds of businesses including CauliRice, MacRebur, Fourex, Biobean, What a Melon and Approved Foods to go on to great success.
Previous winners have benefited from increased public awareness and new connections, partnerships, and collaborations they’ve built through the competition.
Deadline For Application Is 8 May – Apply Now
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