Rules

• All entries must be received by 5.30pm on Thursday 31 May 2007. Entries should be emailed to Sarah Coombes
• Before submitting their entry candidates must ensure that they are able to meet other deadlines as laid out in the timeline, should they reach the later stages of the competition.
• All entries should be submitted on the competition entry form and should be no more than two pages long.
• Two business references must be supplied – one of these should be from a bank.
• Proposed rent for the Great Hall and ancillary spaces should be in excess of £50,000 pa – though competition entrants should note that the successful candidate will not necessarily be the highest bidder.
• The minimum lease length that will be considered is a 5-year term.
• Entries reaching the later stages of the competition must be able to provide a formal business plan for the judges to consider.
• Entries reaching the final shortlist must be willing to present their business plan to the judges in person.
• The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The winning candidate agrees to coverage of their entry and business start-up in the competition’s official media partner publication: Waltham Forest Guardian.