Budding Middlesex entrepreneurs to compete for Online Sales crown
Budding Middlesex entrepreneurs to compete for Online Sales crown
16/12/2014
The Enterprise Development Hub at Middlesex University is hosting an Online Sales Competition to encourage students to establish their own internet businesses
Middlesex University students are vying to compete in the Enterprise Development Hub's annual Online
Sales Competition.
Running alongside the workshop series
'Selling on Ebay and Amazon', budding entrepreneurs have a chance to receive
full support from internet expert Steve Stott (pictured far left) to set up an online shop on
either of these two platforms and receive advice on how to sell, compete,
advertise and win customers, as well as register as self-employed.
A shortlist of six finalists will battle
it out for a total prize pool of £5,000, which will enable them to fund
their online stores and see the competition winner walk away with a £1,000
first prize. Following a 'Getting started' session, the six competitors will
receive individual mentoring and access to group workshops as they aim to post
the best figures over 12 weeks of live selling.
"When I found out about the competition, I realised it would be the perfect opportunity to get my business started as I could take advantage of the support and mentoring offered at the same time" - Mari Tyson, Online Sales Competition Winner 2014
The inaugural 2014 edition of the
competition was won by Mental Health Nursing student Mari Tyson (pictured second from right) with her venture,
Sakura Health UK selling a range of Japanese-influenced therapy products.
"When I found out about the
competition, I realised it would be the perfect opportunity to get my business
started as I could take advantage of the support and mentoring offered at the
same time," commented Mari.
"It also gave me a great chance to 'road
test' some business strategies; to find out exactly which products customers
prefer; and to troubleshoot potential problems at an early stage."
To enter: 1. Middlesex University students are invited to submit a business plan for their online Ebay or Amazon business. The document should be no more than 500 words, but can contain tables and charts with relevant information. The plan will need to cover four main areas: a. Justification of chosen product, including research to back up demand within your chosen marketplace b. Identification of a supplier for your product c. Basic marketing strategy to include branding, key symbols and messages d. Financial analysis and planning.
The finished plan should be emailed to edh@mdx.ac.uk by the 14 February 2015 at 12pm.
Budding Middlesex entrepreneurs to compete for Online Sales crown
Running alongside the workshop series 'Selling on Ebay and Amazon', budding entrepreneurs have a chance to receive full support from internet expert Steve Stott (pictured far left) to set up an online shop on either of these two platforms and receive advice on how to sell, compete, advertise and win customers, as well as register as self-employed.
A shortlist of six finalists will battle it out for a total prize pool of £5,000, which will enable them to fund their online stores and see the competition winner walk away with a £1,000 first prize. Following a 'Getting started' session, the six competitors will receive individual mentoring and access to group workshops as they aim to post the best figures over 12 weeks of live selling.
The inaugural 2014 edition of the competition was won by Mental Health Nursing student Mari Tyson (pictured second from right) with her venture, Sakura Health UK selling a range of Japanese-influenced therapy products.
"When I found out about the competition, I realised it would be the perfect opportunity to get my business started as I could take advantage of the support and mentoring offered at the same time," commented Mari.
"It also gave me a great chance to 'road test' some business strategies; to find out exactly which products customers prefer; and to troubleshoot potential problems at an early stage."
To enter:
1. Middlesex University students are invited to submit a business plan for their online Ebay or Amazon business. The document should be no more than 500 words, but can contain tables and charts with relevant information. The plan will need to cover four main areas:
a. Justification of chosen product, including research to back up demand within your chosen marketplace
b. Identification of a supplier for your product
c. Basic marketing strategy to include branding, key symbols and messages
d. Financial analysis and planning.
The finished plan should be emailed to edh@mdx.ac.uk by the 14 February 2015 at 12pm.