Time is running out in the search for the Young Rural Entrepreneur of 2007.
Lycetts, the UK’s premier countryside insurance broker, is today urging entrepreneurs not to miss out on the prize of £10,000, to be awarded to this year’s Young Rural Entrepreneur.
The closing date for entries of 12th August is fast approaching for the prize to be given to an individual, under the age of 35, in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the UK’s rural economy.
Working in partnership with The Field magazine, the search to find the UK’s Young Rural Entrepreneur focuses specifically on businesses with a rural theme, and on the individuals behind them who have demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit coupled with a clear commitment to sustaining the rural economy.
If you, or someone you know, is making a lasting contribution to the benefit of the rural economy and communities, ensure that you don’t miss this opportunity by completing a short entry form online at www.thefield.co.uk. Five entries will be short-listed in August to present informally to a panel of judges in London on 12th September. All short-listed entries will benefit from being profiled in the October edition of The Field.
Angus Keate, chief executive of Lycetts, explains: “Already we have received a number of outstanding entries from a wide range of sectors. The winning entrepreneur can come from any type of business, whether as a result of farm diversification into more commercially orientated activities, or be it simply a new business start-up. What we are really interested to hear about is how the entrepreneur interacts with the countryside through their business.”
A panel of judges which includes: ‘The Black Farmer’, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones; Caroline Dickinson, co-founder of The Real Soup Company; Nicholas Wheeler, founder of international tailor, Charles Tyrwhitt; Jonathan Young, editor of The Field; Angus Keate, chief executive of Lycetts; and Charles Seymour, managing director of Lycetts Rural Division, will choose the winner, to be announced at a reception in London on 18th October.
Nominations can be submitted by or on behalf of an individual who meets the awards criteria. For further information, please visit www.thefield.co.uk.
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You may be interested to know that the Field and Lycetts have recently launched their Young Rural Entrepreneur Award for 2008.
Last years award was incredibly successful and created a lot of PR for the winners. Once again a cash prize of £10,000 is on offer to the winner who can demonstrate the requisite entrepreneurial spirit by running a company that is either based in the countryside or is making a sustainable contribution to the rural economy.
Entries will be welcomed till 4th August 2008 and nominations can be submitted by or on behalf of an individual who meets the awards criteria. For further information, please visit www.thefield.co.uk.
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