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Have you got what it takes?

future pro.manchester has given its members the chance to pit their wits against Manchester’s young professionals and take part in the future pro·manchester Entrepreneurship Challenge in partnership with Crain’s Manchester Business and Manchester Metropolitan University.

The challenge offers a great opportunity for members and partner organisations to show their rising stars have got what it takes, with the ability to innovate and seize on opportunities.
This is their chance to demonstrate their business acumen and respond to a series of written challenges that will get them thinking.

Please Note: The closing date for Entries was the 11th September 2009.

The Entries are in

The judges are reviewing the submissions and the shortlist will be announced to the entrants on the 1st October 2009

The Challenges

Contestants will be asked to answer a series of written challenges based on six of the key attributes that define a true entrepreneur formulated by Innospace at MMU especially for this challenge.

Please click here for details of the challenges.

The Final Stage

Our shortlisted finalists will be invited to face our panel of judges in a gruelling interview to test their ability to think on their feet.

To find out who the five finalists are please click here.

The Winner

After the judges deliberation the winner and the runner up finalists will be announced at the celebratory Awards evening on the 2nd December at Epernay Champagne and Cocktail bar. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the future pro.manchester entrepreneur of the year 2009!

For more details on the challenge please click here to download the flyer challenge welcome pack

Please click here to view a calendar of entrepreneurial events

Good Luck!