This competition gives any entrepreneurs the chance to turn their fantastic new business idea into a reality, with the help of Howard Worth Chartered Accountants and Poole Alcock Solicitors, who have once again joined forces with Natwest and Cheshire East Council.

This years winner will receive an incredible opportunity for their business, with one years free business advice and support from Howard Worth, legal mentoring from Poole Alcock Solicitors and an additional £3,000 cash prize!

However there is not just one winner – the competition is in fact rewarding the top five places with amazing prizes! Second place will receive six months support and mentoring, along with a £1,500 cash prize, third will receive three months mentoring and a cash prize of £500 and fourth and fifth placed winners will benefit from three months mentoring support.

The catchment areas for the 2016 competition applications are Nantwich, Crewe, Sandbach, Middlewich and Tarporley.

So if you have an innovative business idea or if you already own a business that has been operating for less than a year, then apply now for your chance to win this coveted prize. The deadline for applications is the 28th of October. The judges will be inviting successful entrants into the Dabbers’ Den on November the 14th, where they will be holding panel interviews to determine the worthy winner of the 2016 competition.

The Dabbers’ Den competition has been increasingly successful since it started in 2012, with last year’s winning business Nudgu, going from strength to strength with the support and advice of Howard Worth and Poole Alcock. Nudgu is a business that is designed to assist dementia sufferers to remember vital appointments and when to take medication. The business developed the Nudgu smartphone app which delivers voice messages to a home phone, making them a very worthy winner indeed.

If you feel that you’ve got what it takes then apply today to be in with a chance to receive the help you need to take those first steps to success, with a very useful cash injection and on-going expert advice!

Once again, the deadline is approaching for applications on the 28th of October, so click here to start the process now!