Derry City & Strabane District Council: £2k Social Enterprise Pitching Competition
Archived
organisational development
Trading
Derry City and Strabane
Micro (up to £1,000)
Small (up to £10,000)
Overview
What funding is available?
A £2k prize and access to additional support through the Social Enterprise Hub and Councils Business Boost Programme
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Have a viable business idea that has a strong social focus and whose main aim is social good rather than profit maximisation
- Have a not for private profit status (be a voluntary, community organisation or social enterprise) and be based in/operating in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.
- Be a new business start-up or have set a business up in the past 12 months
A shortlisted group of applicants will be invited to pitch their business idea to a judging panel at Enterprise Week in March 2019.
Judging Criteria
- What is the problem you are trying to solve?
- What idea/ideas have you developed and how will your idea address the social problem identified?
- What are your proposed next steps and what specific actions will you take, who will take them, and over what time scale and cost
- What do you anticipate doing after any period of funding is ended?
- What are your indicators of success and what will you do to monitor and evaluate your progress?