E-Factor 2015 – Application Form
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Please read the Rules & Conditions before applying.
Electronic copies of your completed application form are to be submitted to
enterprise@uel.ac.uk
by 9am Tuesday 28nd of April 2015. No entries will be accepted after this date.
Business Name: ________________________________________________________
One person entry
Team entry (please provide group leader’s details below)
Is your business a social enterprise? Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
Please enter the following details (primary point of contact):
Name: _____________________________ Student Number: _____________________
Are you a
Current student
or graduate
Degree Programme and School:
Date of graduation (anticipated or actual):
CONTACT DETAILS
Email Address:
Telephone Number:
Please enter here the full names, student number and email address of any additional
team members. Maximum team size 4.
Team Member 1: ___________________________________________________________
Team Member 2: ___________________________________________________________
Team Member 3: ___________________________________________________________
Team Member 4: ___________________________________________________________
By submitting this form you acknowledge that you have read the Rules and
Conditions of the competition. Entry into the competition implies acceptance of
these rules. The information you provide on this form will be used in accordance with
the University of East London’s Data Protection Policy.
Good luck!
Business Name: ________________________________________________________
Official use only
What is your business idea and USP (Unique Selling Point)?
(max 100 words)
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Briefly, how would you spend the prize money (e.g. IT products, marketing,
research, staffing, accreditation etc) (max100 words)?
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Please provide an overview of the market research you have carried out.
This may include research methods and outcomes, such as test-trading,
focus groups, consumer data (max 100 words)?
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Who is your target customer? (max 100 words)
Official use only
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What skills, experience and qualifications do you have that make you
suitable to run this business (max 100 words)?
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Outline how winning the £6000 prize would impact your action plan
for the three months following the win (max 100 words)
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Please sign below to acknowledge that you have read the terms and conditions.
By signing this document you agree to follow these terms and conditions.
If we find any breach of regulations, you will be disqualified automatically.
Signed
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Date
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Well done! You have already started to develop your
business idea by completing this form.
E-Factor Rules and Conditions 2014/15
1. Individuals or teams can enter however there must be one point of contact supplied
for the team for all correspondence. (Maximum team size 4).
2. Applicants are restricted to one entry to the competition, and have to be studying or
have studied at the University of East London.
3. Finalists (last five) from previous year’s competitions may not apply again, unless
they have a new business idea. Unsuccessful applicants from previous years may
apply with the same or new business idea.
4. To enter the competition applicants must submit an application form to
enterprise@uel.ac.uk by 9AM Tuesday 28th of April 2015. We will email you to
confirm receipt of application. If you do not receive this, please contact us on 020
8223 2491. Late applications will not be accepted.
5. Competition finalists will be required to attend meetings with UEL’s business advisers
as well as attend workshops designed to help develop their business ideas and
pitching skills. Failure to attend may result in disqualification from the
competition.
6. All semi-finalists are required to deliver a 10 minute presentation to a panel of
judges. Failure to attend will result in automatic disqualification.
7. All finalists are required to deliver a 10 minute presentation, the panel scores and
audience vote will combine to select the overall winner. Failure to attend will result
in automatic disqualification.
8. Finalists are required to submit a final copy of their PowerPoint/Prezi presentation to
enterprise@uel.ac.uk one week prior to the final.
9. The judges’ decision is final.
10. All applications will be held in confidence. It is the responsibility of the entrant to
confirm that they have the right to exploit the intellectual property contained in their
plan and to take appropriate steps to protect it.
11. The winning entrant(s) must use the grant money to set up the business as outlined
in their application.
12. Grant monies will only be paid by cheque or bank transfer to the name of the winning
participant’s business account. All finalists must open a business bank account to be
eligible to progress to the final
13. The winning entrant(s) will be required to provide an update of their business
progress to UEL which reserves the right to publish this information.
14. UEL reserves the right to make any changes to the rules and conditions of the
competition. Finalists will be sent electronic notification of any changes within 48
hours of them being made.
15. UEL reserves the right to reject any application or plan that is not submitted in
accordance with the stated format.
16. All finalists must submit a bio of their business 2 weeks prior to the final
17. By entering the competition winners and semi-finalists agree to provide follow on
information after the competition for student/graduate tracking purposes and to assist
with helping the University of East London to promote their students, and the
competition.