The Heat is on Awards is a competition for entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland

Can you face the panel? £20,000 in prizes to be won towards your new business idea?

What Are The Heat Is On Awards?

The Heat is on Awards is a competition for entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland that have an exciting new business idea. A total prize package of £20,000 is up for grabs with £5,000 of this Cash for the most imaginative and also feasible idea. Only business ideas that have not started up yet can be considered.

The Heat Is On team launching the 2010 Awards

Launching The Heat Is On Awards 2010, clockwise from L-R, Tony McCance (Burnavon Theatre), David Russell (2009 Winner), Malachi Cush (5, 6 & 7FM and the Q Radio Stations), Liam Keelagher (2009 Winner), Gerard Molloy (Country Stoves), Jonathan Taylor (Alpha Newspaper Group), Brian MacAuley (Dungannnon Enterprise Centre/Smartboss.co.uk), Paul Byrne (Country Stoves),

£20,000 in Prizes Fund includes:

£5000 Cash Prize provided by Country Stoves Ltd.
Radio Advertising Campaigns provided by Northern Media Group (Q Network 5, 6, and 7FM)
Newspaper Advertising across Northern Ireland provided by the Alpha Newspaper Group
2 Years free online mentored support from Smartboss.co.uk

A judging panel made up of business people from Northern Ireland will assess all the entries and decide on the 6 best ideas. The final will be in the Burnavon Theatre in Cookstown at the end of September.

Some examples of the ideas that the judges could consider are, a traditional business idea but with an innovative spin on it, or a completely new untested idea or invention.

To enter please complete the online application form or download an application form. The pane will then shortlist the best ideas for interview during the month of September 2010.

Anyone over 18 living in Northern Ireland can enter by completing the simple application form. This initiative is being sponsored by Country Stoves, Cookstown, The Alpha Newspaper Group, Smartboss.co.uk and Northern Media Radio Stations.