Terms and conditions

If you have any questions please check out our FAQ’s for more information. If you can’t find what you’re looking for or have any other questions about any aspect of the Mini Mogul Competition or the event, please do not hesitate to contact the Mini Mogul Team: Tel: 020 7923 0022 Fax: 020 7000 1257 Skype: minimogul2010 Email: info@minimogul.co.uk

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• In order to be eligible for support for your business/ idea you need to live in the UK.
• 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