£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 offer 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.

To apply for these awards go to www.shell-livewire.org/awards

To see which businesses have already been awarded funding this way, take a look at their elevator pitch videos in our Video Lounge or our Google Map of winners.

"Completing the material to enter the Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards is a great exercise in looking at your business anew, there’s fantastic exposure if you’re shortlisted, and a financial boost if you win!" Amanda Jones, Red Button Design

"Winning the Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award really helped my business at a tricky time. It boosted my spirits and confidence to win an award and I know that winning helped me to go on and win other competitions, PR and of course the money to develop my business." Daniel Sutherland, Milkistar

"Since winning a Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award and being recognised as a young entrepreneur I've enjoyed a lot of publicity for my business - from local newspaper features, to appearing on the BBC England homepage seen by millions!" Kerri Parker, The Kerri Parker Academy

One award each month is sponsored by NCGE (National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship) as part of their FlyingStart programme for graduates.