12 January 2011
SERC wants to reward its most enterprising students.
Do you have a business idea?
Is it innovative? Could it really work?
Can you present it in a business plan?
If you can answer YES, then you could be a WINNER!
What are the Awards?
Through the Awards the College recognises outstanding individuals who have demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit.
The Awards form part of Down District Council’s Dermot Curran Young Achiever Awards which specifically rewards contribution made by young people. This Award was inaugurated in 2004 in recognition of Councilor Dermot Curran’s 30-year continuous commitment to public service. During this time Dermot has unfailingly sought to promote the economic development of Down District, and to support the involvement of young people in business and enterprise.
Entry criteria:
You must be a current student of SERC in the Down District Council Area
You must be aged 16-35 on Friday 25th February 2011
Completed entries must be submitted no later than 4.00pm on Friday 25th February 2011
Entries must be returned to Mary Enright, c/o Reception Downpatrick Campus or emailed to menright@serc.ac.uk
Entry brief
Your entry must:
Clearly show that your idea is innovative, viable and marketable
Demonstrate that this award could help you develop your business idea into a viable business.
Award categories
Applications will be considered for the following award categories:
1. Most Innovative Business Idea
A business idea that shows imagination and innovation
An improvement to an existing product/service
A completely new product/service
Evidence that the idea could really work
Finance has been considered – how much and where you could source it
2. Most Marketable Product / Service
Research has been undertaken or considered
Evidence of customer need
Who and where the customers are
How the product/service would be marketed
3. Best Business Plan / Idea
Fully complete application
Application demonstrates clearly your idea and how it meets the brief
Application is well presented
4. Most Enterprising Student
One entry that incorporates all the elements above and is considered to be the most viable idea will be selected as the overall winner
Prizes
Category winners will receive a £15 voucher. The overall winner will receive a £40 voucher and a trophy.
Judging
All entries submitted by the closing date will be judged by a panel of SERC representatives.
Awards presentation
The winners will be presented at a ceremony to be held on Wednesday 9th March 2011 in the McNeill Room, Downpatrick. A panel of local business representatives will take part in an Enterprise question forum where students will have the opportunity to quiz them on all aspects of business.
Contact
Please contact Mary Enright at menright@serc.ac.uk or phone 028 9262 6769