Attitude launches search for Young LGBT Entrepreneur
Attitude
– Europe’s biggest gay lifestyle brand – is to launch a search for its ‘Young LGBT Entrepreneur’ of the year, supported by Virgin Holidays. The winner will be announced at the annual Attitude Awards in October and will be presented with a prize worth up to £10,000 – to include an advertising package with Attitude and an exclusive contribution from Virgin Holidays.
In the July issue of the magazine and online, Attitude readers will be asked to submit their nominations. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges to include Attitude’s editor Matthew Todd and managing director, Mike Buckley, together with Virgin Holidays managing director, Mark Anderson.
This year’s Attitude Awards will take place on the 14th October at Banqueting House, Whitehall, London and will once again see Virgin Holidays as the headline sponsor, the company having recently signed up for a further three years.
As usual, the Awards will honour those that Attitude and its readers love and admire the most from the worlds of entertainment, fashion and politics. Attitude Icon Awards will also be presented to those who have made outstanding contributions to gay life.
“We’re delighted to be launching a search for a ‘Young LGBT Entrepreneur’ which will add to the excitement of this year’s Attitude Awards. It will be our fourth year and we couldn’t do it without the continued support of Virgin Holidays, who has been the event’s headline sponsor since the very beginning,” said Attitude editor Matthew Todd.
Tom Daley at last year’s Attitude Awards.
“Entrepreneurship is in our DNA – after all, the ultimate entrepreneur is our company founder. We can’t wait to hear the stories of individuals from the LGBT community who are building exciting new businesses and – who knows – blazing a trail for others as they do so,” said Mark Anderson, Managing Director of Virgin Holidays.
Have you got what it takes to win? Apply in person or nominate a friend, family member or business contact by sending an email in the first instance requesting an application form to youngLGBTentrepreneur@attitude.co.uk. Applications to be submitted by July 31 2015.
CRITERIA – ENTRANTS MUST:
Identify themselves as LGBT
Be aged 18-30
Be a UK resident
Have launched their business within the last three years
Own a minimum of 40% of the company