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New candidates in Fund 101 competition - Plus, win up to Â&#163;500 for your business

 to give you the chance to raise up to Â£500 of funding for your small business. Vote for the candidates you think deserve funding this month - and find out how to enter yourself.

We were so impressed with the quality of applications to our Fund 101 competition in April. We've made a shortlist of 5 candidates - find out how they'd spend up to Â£500 on their business idea, and why they deserve your vote.

Rosy And Bo

Rosy & Bo is a specialist marketplace for families with special needs or disabled children, acting as curator, identifying, sourcing and showcasing products and gifts. It would spend Fund 101 money on SEO, online PR and marketing.

Shiloh Pr

Shiloh PR is a small specialist agency with a track record of producing effective public relations campaigns for major urban music events, both here in the UK and in Jamaica. It would spend Fund 101 money on an iPad!

Ember Club

The Ember Club is a network for all young founders and exceptional individuals. It would spend Fund 101 money on developing its online network, marketing and running an event.

The English Shipmate

The English Shipmate is a notonthehighstreet.com store for personalised copper and silver gifts. It would spend Fund 101 money on photographing its products and on safety equipment for its garage workshop.

The Flavour Club

The Flavour Club is a subscription box through which you can discover new Spanish wines and artisan foods, from small independent businesses which otherwise are not available in the UK. It would spend Fund 101 money on an refer-a-friend system for its website.

Apply for up to Â£500 of funding from PayPal to start or grow your business. We'll make a shortlist of 5, then open up to voting.

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&lt;p&gt;I'm the founder of The Digital Index, a data focused consultancy offering small business data support. As a data and insights analyst with 6+ years experience I have seen that small busines&amp;nbsp;are sitting on huge potential with their data and I want to help with easy, simple data analysis so small business can make the best business decisions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Because every small business has the potential to make smart data-driven decisions that ensure you save money, exceed goals and save time.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have strong expertise in data collection, analysis, visualisation and insights, spanning across all sectors. I can help businesses at any stage, from those starting out that&amp;nbsp;have no idea where to begin with data, to those who already have their data pot, but aren't quite sure what to do with it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Director and Data Analyst

Data Analysis for Small Business

This group is for those wanting to become a more data-driven business, or those already utilising their data for decisions.

This group is here to support, guide and help, so please ask questions about data use in your business and provide support to others where you can.

Founder & MD

Technical consultancy

We don’t just build digital products – we work with in-house teams to develop technologies, up-skill and hire the right people to help them grow.

Cerub PR provides insight-driven PR and communication solutions to ambitious businesses and entrepreneurs who want to be seen and make a difference in their industry.

As our client, you will benefit from strategic and creative campaigns which help you stand out from the competition, manage your profile and engage with your audience. We are focused on developing effective PR strategies and implementing tactics which deliver real results that can be measured and evaluated.

Founder

Ceri-Jane Hackling

I’m Ceri-Jane Hackling, Managing Director and founder of Cerub PR, an award winning Buckinghamshire based PR and communications agency. Established 17 years ago, we work across sectors including veterinary pharma, medical devices, well-being and professional development. Our clients include Heartstyles, TVM UK, Royal Canin, Vetoquinol and Mind Over Matter. Our clients benefit from strategic, creative and effective campaigns which help them stand out from the competition and eng

New candidates in Fund 101 competition - Plus, win up to Â£500 for your business

Vote for Fund 101 candidates

Rosy & Bo

Shiloh PR

The Ember Club

The English Shipmate

The Flavour Club

Enter Fund 101 competition

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