The Pitch is the UK's largest small business competition. Entries are open now and close at the end of July. Applications are free and via a simple online process. Head over to www.thepitch.uk to register or enter and take the first step to becoming The Pitch 2015 Champion!

1. HOW TO BECOME
CHAMPION
IN 10(awesome) SLIDES

2. Whether your business is trading or not, as long
as your business is less than three years old
you're eligible to enter The Pitch 2015. Get in!
Some (dubious) ideas from
if you get stuck for inspiration…
- Pirate themed bungee jump
- Cheese toastie pop-up
- Organic hoverboards
- Urban pedalos
- Edible jumpers

3. Head to www.thepitch.uk and register with an email
address. Once you’ve set up an account you can
start filling out the application form. You can do this
on your PC, laptop, tablet or mobile! Or I guess a
smart TV if you’re really clever...

4. Add an (optional) 100 second ‘pitch’ video. You can
film this from a webcam or mobile phone! Upload
straight to your account!
Some video efforts from The Pitch team

5. Once entries close on 31 July our panel of expert
judges will shortlist 100 contestants to join us at The
Pitch Boot Camps in October. The shortlist will be
announced in early September.

6. All shortlisted contestants will be given a profile page on The
Pitch site, which you'll be able to share online in a bid to secure
votes for The Pitch 2015 Digital Marketing Award. The contestant
with the most votes will be announced at The Pitch Final in
November.

7. Make it to the shortlisted 100 and you’ll be invited to one of our
Bootcamps in either Manchester (8 October) or London (22
October), an opportunity to hone your pitching skills, with
intensive coaching and mentoring sessions from experts.

8. After boot camp you’ll need to complete a short online second
stage application form. This will help our judges to narrow down
the 100 shortlisted contestants to the 30 finalists.

9. From the 100 shortlist, just 30 will be selected to
compete at The Pitch Final in Bristol on 12
November. The finalists will be announced at the
end of October. *Isambard Kingdom Brunel
may not attend live events...

10. On Thursday 12 November at The Pitch Final, our final 30
contestants will pitch to a live audience, including judges,
investors and supporters to become The Pitch Champion 2015!
As well as the live pitches, The Pitch Final will include networking,
business breakout sessions and much more*
*posh biscuits, high fives, exposed brickwork, a reasonable level of debauchery etc

11. Enter now at www.thepitch.uk
But don’t just take our word for it...