What is The Big Start?

The Big Start is a student business plan competition with a Big difference - You will not be competing for a mere cash prize... This could be The Big Start to your amazing new career in your own business!

This initiative has been created by Al Tamimi Investments (ATI). This is the third year of an annual program, which aims to cultivate, inspire and reward young people's interest in entrepreneurship within the UAE.

Al Tamimi Investments is a dynamic, diversified holding company based in Dubai. In addition to its own initiatives, ATI offers Venture Capital to entrepreneurs and enterprises across the Arabian Gulf and wider Middle East region.

 

              

Who can participate in the Competition?

As long as you're a final year undergraduate or postgraduate university/college student up till 30 years of age as of the launch of the competition studying in the UAE, you can apply for 'The Big Start'.

All you have to have is a big idea, a good business plan and the desire to succeed. Your business idea needs to be headquartered within the UAE.

              

 

The Competition Overview

We believe that there are students out there with amazing business start-up ideas, who deserve to be encouraged and motivated to take the next step. We're looking for these students - their business ideas can be in any category - and we'll choose the most commercially viable business plan(s) to invest in.

Every successful business starts with five key elements: a good idea; a robust business plan; a committed start-up support team; sufficient funding; and a strong desire to succeed. At this point you have the good idea and the desire to succeed - we'll provide the tools to translate your good idea into a robust business plan and if we believe that your plan has what it takes, we'll provide the final two elements, an expert start-up support team, and the funding.

The successful student(s) will become engaged with Al Tamimi Investments and will be nurtured and mentored throughout the business start-up phase by an experienced team from Al Tamimi Investments. When the business goes live, the successful student(s) will hold the CEO position and an agreed structured shareholding in the company.

 

The Big Start Stages

1

Submit your idea
Sign-up and complete our initial Business Idea application form.

2

First panel selection
The panel will select the best ideas and teach you how to create a proper business plan through a series of workshops and one-on-one mentoring sessions.

3

Submit your Business Plan
Once you have a proper business plan ready, you can submit it.

4

Your dreams come true
The winner(s) will start their new life as the CEO of a new company.

 

Find out more...

 

Today is: 23rd of February, 2012

The Big Start Journey

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The Big Start's Top Five

 1. SP Jain Centre of Management 18% 
 2. Middlesex University Dubai 13% 
 3. American University of Sharjah 11% 
 4. University of Wollongong Dubai 11% 
 5. Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus 9% 
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