The Big Start - a chance to bring your business ideas to life

Welcome to The Big Start Season 3 

15th May 2012

Presentations to Al Tamimi Management Team

After conducting presentation preparation the three Round 2 Winners were able to present their Big Ideas to the Al Tamimi Managment Team on the 14th May. We were really impressed by all the students who presented with business flair and professionalism! The Round 2 Winners will now be shorlisted again before the chosen finalists present their Big Idea to the Chairman and CEO of Al Tamimi Investments on the 23rd of May 2012. 

1st May 2012

Announcement of The Big Start Round 2 Winners!

We are extremely pleased to announce the three Round 2 Winners of The Big Start. These are:

Aditi Sen SPJain Centre of Management

Maher Jabri Middlesex University Dubai

Nur Amer American University of Sharjah

We were really impressed with the high caliber of applicants this Season and wish all applicants that entered The Big Start a sincere good luck for the future.

Our three Round 2 Winners will now progress to the next round of The Big Start which will involve a presentation work shop, and presentations of their business plans to Al Tamimi investments management team and to the Chairman.

Thank you again to everyone who entered, and Good Luck to our three Round 2 Winners!

After a huge number of applicants entered The Big Start season 3, we picked 26 excited Round One Winners to progress through to the next round. Take a look at our enthusiastic entrepreneurs!

The Big News

12th April 2012

Round 2 submisson date extension

As we have received an overwhelming number of requests to extend the business plan deadline due to your University workloads, we have a decided to give you a little extra time. The new submission deadline is April 22^nd 23.59pm

We really hope this helps you to manage your workloads and submit your best possible business plans. 

20th March 2012

Business Plan Template

The Business Plan Template is now available to download. Sign in to your account to view it, and we look forward to meeting you all in the next few weeks!

March-12-2012

1-1 Sessions for Round 1 Winners

We will be holding 1-1 sessions for our Round 1 Winners between the 15th March and the 15th April 2012 at our head offices at Al Tamimi Investments. Round 1 Winners will use what they learnt in the workshop to explain their Big Ideas in more details to our Big Start Team. The Deadline for Round 2 Submissions is 23.59 on the 15th April 2012

10th March 2012

Round 1 Business Planning Workshop

Thank you to everyone who participated in The Big Start Business Planning Workshop on the 10th of March at MAKE Business Hub we really enjoyed meeting everybody and we hope everyone had a fun and informative time. Take a look at all the pictures of our Round 1 Winners working hard! 

29th February 2012

The Big Start Round 1 Winners

We are extremely pleased to announce the 26 Round 1 Winners of The Big Start. They will progress to the next round- The Business Planning Workshop that will take place on the 10th March 2012 at MAKE Business Hub in Dubai Marina. It will be a fun packed and informative day designed to help these winnners through to the next stage.

15th February 2012

Insider’s Guide to Winning The Big Start

Hello Big Starters!

So it’s the final countdown to submit your big idea for season 3 of The Big Start competition. Your submission is due by 23:59pm on 16^th February and we know many of you (true to student form) are cramming to get this done.

Well here’s something that might help. Some fabulous advice from our previous Big Start winners -  Yahya Stapic, Founder & CEO of United Designers and Stephanie Ost, Founder & CEO of SO Famous!

Click here to read their valuable advice

22nd January 2012

The Deadline for your Big Idea is fast approaching...

Big People with Big Ideas go far in life…show the world what you can do! Share your Big Idea with The Big Start and achieve your goals (with a little guidance and full funding from Al Tamimi Investments of course) Your Big Dream is just within reach…what are you waiting for?

The Big Start Calendar of dates...

15th December 2011

The Big Talk!

Thank you all who participated at The Big Talk is an exciting meet up for university students hosted by Al Tamimi Investments and The Big Start team, on Tuesday, 13 December at The Shelter.

Big Thanks to our partners: Wild Guanabana, N_K_D Pizza, Living social, Wild Peeta, Duplays, United Designers and The Shelter. Trully inspiring.

If you missed The Big Talk, check out the photos on our Facebook page!

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October 2011

Major changes for The Big Start Season 3