Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Tomorrow (17th October), NatWest and ITV are launching a competition for small business to win their own TV advert, worth £150,000.
Three businesses will have their own TV advert produced by acclaimed London-based advertising agency, Pablo. It’ll have guaranteed, tailored airtime on ITV and NatWest’s owned channels.
NatWest will also provide over 50 additional support packages to the top entrants, including places on NatWest’s Accelerator programme for entrepreneurs, one-to-one coaching sessions and advertising spend for LinkedIn.
The competition is open to any sector and size, business owners need to be over 18 and based in the UK to enter. It’s open to midnight on 2nd November.
Entrants must make a written pitch to the judges, explaining why their small business is extraordinary.
To enter, visit natwestbusinesshub.com/extraordinary
On 17th October, the first in a series of the four adverts will air, featuring Cornwall-based confectionary business, Buttermilk.
Margaret Jobling, chief marketing officer, NatWest Group said:
“Small business owners around the UK have been through an unbelievably difficult year, and have fought hard to continue supporting their customers through the challenges that the pandemic has brought all of us, so we want to give three extraordinary businesses the opportunity to share their message and

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Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
We’re partnering up with GoDaddy to give you the chance to win a pair of tickets to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Which games could I win tickets to?
GoDaddy, the official sponsors of the tournament, are offering up tickets for the first two weeks of matches. Tickets for the following weeks will be announced in the coming days, so keep checking back!
Enter now and you could win tickets to see:

South Africa vs Bangladesh: 2nd June @ The Oval, London
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: 4th June @ Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
Bangladesh vs New Zealand: 5th June @ The Oval, London
Australia vs West Indies: 6th June @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: 7th June @ Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Afghanistan vs New Zealand 8th June @ County Ground Taunton, Taunton
South Africa vs West Indies 10th June @ Hampshire Bowl, Southampton

How do I enter the competition?
It’s a simple case of filling in the entry form and selecting your preferred match venue.
If you don’t bag tickets this time around, don’t worry – you’ll be able to re-apply for matches in the last two weeks of June.
Be sure to have a look over the terms and conditions below before

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