Youth Entrepreneur Award

Are you a young business owner or know someone with a great idea who needs some extra support?

Every quarter we award a young creative or business owner from Gloucestershire with our Youth Entrepreneur Award sponsored by Smart Home Sounds and Eastgate Shopping Centre! You can apply yourself or nominate someone you know.

*must be aged 18-30 and living in Gloucestershire*

Click here to fill out the nomination form.

Alongside the physical award, the winner will receive:

• £500 business start-up contribution
• Smart Home Sounds Sonos speaker
• Business mentor
• 6 week "space to trade” RMU in Eastgate shopping centre

“Winning the Youth Entrepreneur Award gave me a new confidence in my work. Getting mentored was a huge help, I was able to understand more about my customers and how I could grow my small business.”

Kelly Blewitt (2023 winner)

“It’s given me a lot of confidence that someone likes what I’ve been doing, it has also been an amazing way to bounce ideas [with the business mentor] and its been great knowing they have your back.”

Sam Goga (2022 winner)

“The talent that bubbles up here [Gloucestershire] is amazing and all too often, has to leave to get their foot in the door. This award allows these people to dedicate time and financial resources to their project. This is of great significance and really needed.”

Tieti (2021 winner)