If you’re full of entrepreneurial spirit and a host of great ideas then Dell’s Start-up in Residence 2014 Competition is for you!

Dell are committed to fostering that creative spirit and aim to help emerging companies get to market faster so they have set up this new competition which will give two companies the fantastic opportunity to collocate at the Dell UK Head office in Thames Valley from April 2014.

Open to UK entrepreneurs of all stages of growth, the first and second place winners will have dedicated work space for up to 10 employees for a tenancy of one or two years, respectively, and access to essential end-to-end business-ready technology solutions required to accelerate the growth of their business.

During their tenancy, they will benefit from Dell’s onsite facilities, including our executive customer briefing centre to meet with clients or partners, the opportunity to receive mentoring from senior members of the Dell local and global teams, as well as access to key Dell customer and networking events. Winners will also become members of the Entrepreneur Advisory Council, a steering committee that meets regularly to tackle some of the challenges facing business owners and consult with both UK and global Dell teams on issues and initiatives affecting the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Interested? You can find out more about the competition in UK Vice President and Managing Director, Tim Griffin’s blog “Bringing the outside, in: the search begins for Dell UK resident entrepreneurs.”

The judges will be looking out for 4 key points in the applications:

1. Demonstration of Entrepreneurial Spirit – tenacity, creativity, drive, passion, single-mindedness

2. Success – past success and growth rate combined with future opportunity assessment

3. Role that technology can play in facilitating future growth

4. Personality – we want the winners to positively project

The top 5 applicants will be be invited to pitch their business to global Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Ingrid Vanderveldt, Tim Griffin, managing director and vice president, Dell UK, Sarah Shields, Executive Director and General Manager, consumer, small and medium enterprise, Dell UK, and a-yet-to-be-announced UK entrepreneur towards the end of February.

If you’re thinking of entering your UK Start-Up enterprise in the Dell UK Centre for Entrepreneurs Start-Up in Residence Competition then get involved soon as the competition closes for entries on the 14th February 2014.

Head here to find out more about the Start-up in Residence 2014 competition and to apply!

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