The Enterprise Nation Fund

The Enterprise Nation Fund is giving three small businesses the chance to win a £5,000 grant, a year of mentoring with an expert entrepreneur, and a bundle of business support prizes.

**This year's applications are now closed. Sign up as an Enterprise Nation member for free to be the first to hear about new opportunities.**

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Competition categories

Entrepreneurial

The winner of this category will be mentored by Timothy Armoo, co-founder of social and influencer agency Fanbytes, who was only 27 when his business was acquired in a landmark eight-figure deal.

Trusted

This category's winner will be mentored by Mike Turner, co-founder of Bird & Blend Tea Co., the UK's most loved indie tea company. The award-winning brand offers eco-friendly tea and is B-corp certified.

Community-led

This winner will be mentored by Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation. Enterprise Nation is a 750,000-strong community of small businesses and advisers that exists to shortcut your route to trusted business support.

About Enterprise Nation

Enterprise Nation is a vibrant community of small businesses and business advisers that exists to shortcut your route to trusted business support. Whether you're starting or growing a business, we have the resources, expertise and connections.

Frequently asked questions

If you win the competition, you'll receive a £5,000 grant and 12 months of mentoring sessions with an experienced entrepreneur.

You'll also win:

a meeting with a dedicated TikTok Ads Specialist at TikTok's London office, where you'll create a tailored media plan
a Dell laptop (model subject to availability)
£500 credits to spend on VistaPrint.co.uk
Santander Navigator 'Prepare' package, worth £1,800 of international growth support
a 12-month Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps membership, worth £596

Enterprise Nation is running this competition and awarding the grant money. We're a vibrant community of small business owners and business advisers that exists to shortcut your route to trusted business support.

The campaign is supported by TikTok for Business.

Enterprise Nation will introduce the winners to their mentors. Each mentor has committed to delivering a monthly mentoring session for 12 months.

How often you meet with the mentor, and whether it's face to face or remotely, would be for you and the mentor to decide.

To apply, you must fill in the application form and submit it by 11.59pm on 14 September 2023. We'll shortlist 30 applicants based on their answers to the questions on the form.

The competition will then go to a public vote. If you're shortlisted, we'll give you some assets and a link people can use to vote for you.

We'll pick three finalists in each category based on who has received the highest number of public votes. The mentor in each category will select the winner based on the business for whom they feel they can add the most value.

If you have any questions, please email hello@enterprisenation.com.

The Enterprise Nation team is on hand to help you. Please email hello@enterprisenation.com.

Competition categories

Entrepreneurial

Trusted

Community-led

About Enterprise Nation

Frequently asked questions

What is the prize?

Are the grants tax deductible?

Who is running the competition and funding the grants?

How will the mentoring work?

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What do I do if I need help with my application?