Fresh Ideas Enterprise Competition

Published: 10 December 2018

Submit your business idea for the chance to win a cash prize and support to grow your idea into a business venture.

Fresh Ideas is Scotland’s longest running national student enterprise competition for ideas at an early stage. The competition is designed exclusively for students and recent graduates of all subjects.

Your ideas do not need to be well developed and you will not be expected to have a strategy to put the idea into practice.

Enter online now: Fresh Ideas Entry Form

Every month From October 2018 to January 2019 entrants have the chance to win a cash prize to help develop their idea into a real business venture.

Monthly winners and highly commended entrants will have the chance to participate in Exploration Day in February 2019 and enter the next phase of the competition.

The final top 5 entries, each winning up to £1200, will be announced at a special Awards Event in March 2019. The winners will also access in-kind support determined by their specific needs.

Stage One- Monthly Closing Dates:

17 December 2018
28 January 2019

Stage Two- Important Dates:

16 February 2019: Exploration Day
09 March 2019: Final Pitching
28 March 2019: Winners Announced at SIE Awards Dinner


First published: 10 December 2018