Ignite is a business planning competition with £100,000 prize fund

The lightbulb moment

You never know when and why an idea could spark. Some of Cornwall's leading entrepreneurs talk about the ideas that kick started their businesses and what came next...

"I was sitting on a long haul flight. A mother was really struggling to feed her toddler between controlling the little one, the spoon, the tin of food and the bowl," remembers Michael Mailling, founder of Sproggie and Ignite 2011 winner. "I thought, ‘there has to be a market here for single-handed feeding'." This simple observation in a finite moment of time literally changed Michael's life.

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Congratulations to RCH Renewables!

The Ignite 2012 Grand Final took place on Thursday 18th October at Heartlands, Pool and was won by Chris Hassall and Russ Henman from RCH Marine Renewables who win a staggering prize package worth £100k!

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Register your interest for Ignite 2013

The competition for 2012 is now closed however you can now register your interest for details on the Ignite 2013 competition here  

3 Easy Steps: How to enter your pitch

Competitions like this don't come around all too often. We're not offering a prize which you can walk away with scott-free - we're offering a change in direction for your life as an entrepreneur. It's incredibly easy to get in the running for a share of the prize fund of support for your business idea. Just follow these 3 easy steps:

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Full Ignite 2012 Experience podcasts and presentations

For those of you who were unable to make our Ignite Experience Workshops you can now access the full library of resource materials here.

There are some gems of information from some really experienced entrepreneurs which might save you a lot of time and money.

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