Make Your Mark in the Markets
Make Your Mark in the Markets - the competition to give two people the opportunity to turn their entrepreneurial ideas into reality and start trading on a Market of their choice for SIX months for FREE!
We’ve just announced the well deserved winners. Find out more about them on our winners page!
Shortlist winners for Make Your Mark in the Markets
Take a look at the list of the shortlist winners for Make Your Mark in the Markets and where they traded.
Make Your Mark in the Markets winners announced!
We’re pleased to announce the winners of Make Your Mark in the Markets.
Thanks to NMTF, NABMA, ATCM and Retail Market alliance and all the local market managers for supporting Make Your Mark in the Markets and good luck to everyone who took part, including the finalists and the highly commended.
Here’s to a successful six months of free trading for the winners and an enterprising path for everyone involved.
Denise Ramsey, National Partnerships Manger, Enterprise UK.
“Being laid off was the best thing that ever happened to me!”
“Taking part in Make Your Mark in the Markets has been an amazing experience and we have big plans for our business. I can’t wait to get back on the market and start trading for free. I spent my career generating income for my employers so it’s great that I can finally generate some money for myself!”
Matthew Crawford, winner: Make Your Mark in the Markets 2009
The Prizes:
- Six months free trading! That’s right, rent free!
- £1,000 to support your business.
- Free NMTF membership, which includes public liability insurance.
- Free marketing and advertising for your business, through all partners involved.
- Opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs and share ideas
- Opportunity to test your business, with minimal financial cost to you.
- Free business starter pack, which includes top tips from Matthew Crawford, winner of the first Make Your Mark in the Markets, funding advice, business advice and much more.
About Make Your Mark in the Markets
Enterprise UK is the national campaign to unlock the UK’s enterprise potential.
Working in partnership to deliver activities that enable all people from all backgrounds to be fresh thinkers who spot opportunities, apply entrepreneurial talents and overcome the obstacles to make their ideas happen.
Make Your Mark in the Markets launched in 2008 with the aim of giving budding entrepreneurs with an innovative idea for a product or service, the opportunity to trade for free within their local market. This project gave early stage entrepreneurs the opportunity to start or grow a business.
The main aim is to encourage people to make their ideas happen and experience the reality of starting a business.
Enterprise UK is looking to build new enterprising experiences such as these in the future. Sign up to our new mailing list to keep up to date with how we’re evolving.
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