FAQs

CONTESTANT - FAQ’s

1. First you will need to check that you meet the eligibility criteria and have read the competition rules
2. Simply complete our online application form or download the PDF or WORD version from our website.
3. Return to the completed from to the Mini Mogul Team via email info@minimogul.co.uk or via fax: 020 7000 1257

AGE RESTRICTIONS - All participants must be between 16-25 years old.

IT MUST BE YOUR IDEA! - The business idea MUST be youth led (participants will be disqualified if this is found not to be the case)

Your idea MUST be both realistic and viable.

Teams of up to x5 named individuals may enter the competition - all entries must have a team name for reference purposes and all members must be between 16 -25. Individuals will be required to provide evidence of their eligibility if requested.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

• Each team must nominate a Team Leader and all correspondence and information will be made to the Team Leader and it is their responsibility to share information with the rest of their team.
• Only one entry per person, either as an individual or as part of a team, is allowed.
• Your business/idea MUST NOT include any text or materials that might be considered indecent, pornographic, obscene, illegal or anything that might be considered discriminatory, offensive, abusive, sexist or racist.
• Members of the Mini Mogul Events Staff are not permitted to enter the competition. All other Youth Skills Network members are permitted to enter as long as they meet all other eligibility criteria.
• Applicants will be selected at the sole discretion of the Judges, whose decision at every stage of the competition is final.
• Franchise businesses will only be accepted if they can show significant added value to the standard model.
• Entrants from our previous Mini Mogul competitions are able to re-register with the same business idea, providing they can demonstrate that the idea has progressed and developed in the interim. Previous winners CANNOT re-enter.
• All teams must agree to attend any interviews, auditioning processes, competitions, events and promotional activities relating to the Programme if required, on any dates as notified to you by the Mini Mogul Team. The current dates scheduled so far are as follows:
  - Mini Mogul interviews which will take place over x2 days in July 2010
  - Business Master Class workshops which will take place over x4 days in July / August 2010
  - The LIVE event and awards ceremony (Saturday 21st August 2010)
• We welcome applications from disabled people and will endeavour to meet any access needs for such disabled applicants.
• Mini Mogul & Youth Skills Network accepts no liability for any consequences, whether direct or indirect, that may come about from running your business or the use of the prize fund.
• Mini Mogul & Youth Skills Network have the right to impose additional terms & conditions on the Prize Fund either in the offer letter and/or if you are in breach of these terms & conditions.
• YSN may share information about our prize fund with any parties of their choice as well as with members of the public who make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

MEDIA RELEASE INFOMRATION
It is important to remember this event will be filmed in front of a LIVE audience and anything that is discussed during your pitch will be included as part of the show. Please be aware of how you come across during your pitch – profanity (bad language) or aggressive behaviour will NOT be tolerated and you may be asked to leave the event.

By accepting these terms & conditions you grant the right for Mini Mogul & Youth Skills Network to use any photographs, video footage or sound recordings for whatever purpose it deems fit without any consent/notification from/to yourself.

You also understand that Mini Mogul & Youth Skills Network will be using the above mediums to promote themselves to the public and other respective businesses. Thus all rights for said footage are reserved solely for the use by Mini Mogul & Youth Skills Network.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the Mini Mogul team on 020 7923 0022 or email us info@minimogul.co.uk

IF I WIN THE PRIZE FUND WHAT WILL BE EXPECTED OF ME?

• The prize fund MUST be used exclusively to fund the growth of your business/idea and will only be presented once various checks have been conducted to confirm the truthfulness of the participants pitch. (e.g. resources, refreshments, venue hire, equipment, training, transport, staffing, marketing, publicity, etc...)
• You CANNOT use this prize fund to pay off past debts.
• You MUST have proof of purchase in the form of receipts, so please ensure that all expenses can be evidenced & justified.
• Payment of Prize Fund – Prize winners may be asked to open a separate and designated UK-based bank or building society account for the sole purpose of receiving & administering the MINI MOGUL prize fund.
• You MUST monitor & update YSN on the progress of your business/idea, and will be required to complete a short report which may include photographic images, video/audio recordings, flyers, leaflets, posters or any other publicity material.
• You MUST contact YSN promptly if there are any changes to key contacts or business information you have provided to ensure that the information YSN holds is always true and up to date.
• You MUST be available for meetings and follow up interviews which will be filmed as part of the monitoring process.
• You MUST NOT transfer any part of the Prize Fund to another organisation or individual, unless you have entered into an agreement authorised by the Mini Mogul Team.

Your business will be required to adhere to the terms & conditions of the Prize Fund until the final monitoring report is completed to YSN’s satisfaction. This information may be used to publicise the MINI MOGUL competition and its winners.

AUDIENCE - FAQ’s

WHAT DOES 'PRIORITY PASS' MEAN?
Our priority seating area is reserved for our sponsors, celebrity guests and friends or relatives of the young people appearing on the show. Our team will supply these guests with tickets/etickets with Priority Pass clearly stated. They are asked to go straight to the front of the audience queue to announce their arrival to the Mini Mogul Audience Manager who will be located at the entrance.

Please note: Priority Pass ticket holders will appear on the Audience Manager's guests list and must announce their arrival. 'Priority Pass' ticket holders must strictly arrive no later than 10 minutes before the 'door opening' time as stated on the ticket. WITHOUT EXCEPTION LATE ARRIVAL WILL VOID any form of priority pass access.

IS THE VENUE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE?
Yes, but you MUST notify us when booking your tickets in advance, if you, or any member of your party will be attending with a wheelchair. Please call us on 020 7923 0022 to confirm.

If you or a guest in your party requires special arrangements or assistance at the event, please contact our team at least five days prior to the show and we will be only too happy to help (e.g.; partially sighted, elderly or infirm). If prior arrangements have not been made, access to the studio may be denied.