Chance to win a free space in Long Walk Shopping Centre for one year
SMALL businesses across Louth can win free space in Longwalk Shopping Centre as part of Free Space+, a national initiative to support start-up and independent businesses.
The Longwalk Shopping centre have teamed up with REVO the retail property and place-making organisation to offer this prize as part of the FreeSpace competition.
Businesses from across the Ireland can apply for free space in up to 6 Irish shopping centres including Longwalk.
Applicants to Free Space+ will be asked to identify their preferred shopping centre, and demonstrate how trading from that location will accelerate their growth. A judging panel will select ten winners in January 2018, which will then be able to occupy space in their chosen shopping centre for three months.
Each successful applicant will also receive a support package from bira, including insurance, great financial rates and legal advice. The winners will also be teamed up with mentors relevant to their particular businesses from independent retailers and the retail property world. And there will be design, online brand mentoring available too. The value to each winning business, including the market rent for the retail space, could be up to 35,000euro.
Free Space+ launched at 5.30pm on 20 September. To find out more about this initiative or to enter go to www.revocommunity/ freespace.
Free Space+ is supported by Harcourt Development owner of Longwalk Shopping Centre.
Ed Cooke, Chief Executive of Revo, said ‘Physical retail space is not only a point of sale, it is integral to building a retail brand and driving website traffic. Free Space+ is the first business incubation initiative of its kind, not only allowing businesses to trade from some of the UK’s leading retail destinations for free, but providing them with the support they need to fully realise its potential.
‘ This in turn, will bring exciting new businesses into shopping centres, where a dynamic mix of businesses is essential to attract shoppers’
To enter the FreeSpace competition go to www.Longwalksc.com/FreeSpace