Applications Are Now Closed
Finalist To Be Announced Soon

The aim of the Early Ethical Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition (EEEPC) is to provide entrepreneurs with an opportunity to present their idea to a business and social entrepreneurial leaders who are influential in the community and who have the mentoring skills and resources to support an entrepreneur or enterprise to make a concept a reality.

The Early Ethical Entrepreneur Pitch Competition is going to be held as part of the Ethical Enterprise Conference, on Monday the 6th of December as an event.

  • Are you building a start-up business?

  • Is our enterprise been in operation for less than 24 months?

  • Does your start-up business have the potential to improve the social, economic and environmental conditions of an overseas or local community?

  • Are you a passionate entrepreneur working on a business that is designed to make a difference?

If your answer is yes to the above, we would love to hear from you!

Why Apply

The Early Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition aims to provide entrepreneurs with an opportunity to present their idea to four business and social entrepreneurial leaders who are influential in the community and who have the mentoring skills and resources to support an entrepreneur or enterprise to make a concept a reality.

Timeline of Events

  • Applications open on Thursday the 15th of July 2021

  • Applications close on Thursday the 18th of October 2021

  • Shortlisted applicants will be notified between the 20th to the 25th of October 2021

  • Pitch Day: Monday the 6th of December at Melbourne Connect (The University of Melbourne)

  • EEEPC Winner will be announced on Tuesday the 7th of December at the Ethical Enterprise Award Dinner at Storey Hall (RMIT) from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm

  • The People’s Choice Award will be released on Tuesday the 7th of December at the Ethical Enterprise Award Dinner

Format/Location

The EEEPC 2021 will be held as a hybrid event.  The Early Pitch finalists will be asked to present their pitch at Melbourne Connect on Monday the 6th of December during the Ethical Enterprise Conference with the support of an AV Team and host. The event will be recorded live and the finalists will need to pitch to the Conference audience.  The judges will be present during the finalists’ pitch and will be scoring your pitch based on the application key criteria.  The judges have the final say and will choose a winner. 

 There will also be a People’s Choice Award.  The audience will be asked to select their favourite pitch and the winner of the People's Choice Award will be announced at the Ethical Enterprise Award dinner.

What Past Winners Had To Say

“One of the best, and most unexpected, benefits I got from participating in last year's Pitch Competition were the connections made, even through a screen. It was so great to get to know the other finalists and connect with them and audience members afterwards. It's actually led us to some surprising new places this year - including collaborating with one audience member to create workshops around our books and another has joined me as a co-founder in this adventure! It's hard to know where I'd be now if I hadn't participated.”

- Grace O’Hara, Small Fires, Winner of the 2020 Pitch Competition

“The advice and support I have received since winning the EEEPC has been invaluable. I have learned so much from all of the people I have come into contact with through the prize and my business is so much better off for it after people found out I had won the EEEPC, they started to take me and my ideas more seriously. That outside validation opened doors for me that were previously closed.”

- Megan O’Malley, Humiform, Winner of the 2019 Pitch Competition

“By participating in the Early Ethical Entrepreneur Pitch Competition, we were able to share about charityBay in a real-life scenario surrounded by like-minded individuals providing feedback and support.
We had the opportunity to connect with experienced industry leaders and other startups doing an incredible job. It is a highly recommended experience that will allow you to create long-lasting connections and brand awareness with an impact-driven community.”

- Haidar Al-Fallouji, Charity Bay, Winner of the People’s Choice 2020 Pitch Competition