Returning for its third year, we launch our Start-up September competition on Thursday September 1.
Start-up September is an incentive we came up with to celebrate our first birthday in 2014, with the idea of helping other new businesses get their ideas off the ground.
Each day of the month, we will be raffling a prize on Twitter. The competition is aimed at Wiltshire companies that have started out in the last two years, with the idea to support them with products and services that they might not be able to afford, but would add real value to their business.
Wiltshire Startup’s should follow us on Twitter @tbesw and tweet us with the hashtag #Iwanttowin. All participants will be entered into a daily draw pulled at 9pm each day.
Listed below is the fantastic selection of prizes that have been donated by more established Wiltshire firms. If there’s something that would be of real benefit to your business, set an alarm in your diary now to ensure you enter on the day and are in with a chance of winning.
Business West, the South West’s most influential business leadership organisation have donated 30 free spaces on their Swindon ‘Business Planning and Finance’ workshop. Every day of September entrants have the opportunity to win a space on this one-day course providing practical advice on key areas, such as: creating a business plan, sourcing finance, managing cashflow and creating sales projections. To find out more about it click here.
Here is a full list of the prizes that can be won each day. Full details of each prize will be announced on the day its scheduled to be raffled. Thanks to all of our prize-givers and good luck to all of our entrants!
| Day of September | Prize | Prize-giver |
| WIN EVERY DAY OF SEPTEMBER | A place on Business West’s Swindon Business Planning & Finance Workshop | Business West |
| 1st | Business Coaching Session | Smart Coaching & Training |
| 2nd | A day’s free meeting room hire worth £150 at Basepoint Swindon | Basepoint Business Centre, Swindon |
| 3rd | A year’s free membership of Kashflow for bookkeeping needs | Banks BHG |
| 4th | Three free places on Nicola McHale’s next Business Leaders Seminar | Vistage |
| 5th | A space on the easy-peasy sales course | Sales Coaching Solutions |
| 6th | Two hour PR strategy session | Fiona Scott Media |
| 7th | Complimentary business logo design | Wood McKeever Group |
| 8th | 16GB SafeToGo Hardware encrypted USB and a goodie pack including security resources to secure your business data | Cardwave |
| 9th | In-depth SEO analysis of your website, as well as a comprehensive key word research report | Smarter Search |
| 10th | A day’s meeting room hire for up to 4 delegates at Regus Express, Chippenham worth £118+VAT | Regus |
| 11th | A month’s free co-working package at one of four Enterprise Centres. | TEN Centres |
| 12th | Personal psychological developmental assessment, including a personal meeting with a business psychologist. | People Business Psychology |
| 13th | Free hosting and email for one year | Cloud Heroes |
| 14th | 500 business cards and 500 letterheads as a start-up stationery pack | Digiprint |
| 15th | Complimentary business plan | AMS Accountancy |
| 16th | A free skype marketing audit worth £349 | Purpol Marketing |
| 17th | Small Business Classic Membership for 12 months | Enterprise Nation |
| 18th | £100 meeting room hire credit | TEN Centres |
| 19th | Sales call training or sales calls made on your behalf | Bluesky Revenue Generation |
| 20th | Free ticket to Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol | Enterprise Nation |
| 21st | A year’s free membership of Swindon Chamber | Swindon Chamber of Commerce |
| 22nd | A free finance consultation, together with a start-up booklet | Morris Owen |
| 23rd | Free ticket to Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol | Enterprise Nation |
| 24th | 1 year subscription to Xero Starter Plan or a Xero set up and training session. | Sandra Silk Bookkeeping |
| 25th | Complimentary SEO audit | Varn |
| 26th | Small Business Classic Membership for 12 months | Enterprise Nation |
| 27th | Free job listing worth £120 | Find a Creative Pro |
| 28th | 4 hours of one-to-one business advice and support | TEN Centres |
| 29th | A year’s free subscription to the Inspire Business Programme | Inspire |
| 30th | Small Business Classic Membership for 12 months | Enterprise Nation |
| 30th | Sales lead generation package. | Tain Brae |
Please note: The competition is open to start-up businesses in Wiltshire only. All entrants must be in their first two years of business.
