If you have a small business or side hustle, you can enter the Small Business Pitch Challenge. The competition is being run by Canva to support and showcase small businesses and entrepreneurs in the UK and Ireland.
To enter, you need to use Canva’s design platform to submit a pitch that brings your business or idea to life. This could be a pitch deck, presentation, video, or any other creative format
that helps explain your vision.
Up to five winners will each receive a £4,000 business grant, together with mentorship and marketing opportunities.
The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over who is running or starting a small business, side hustle, freelance business or creative enterprise that employs fewer than 50 people.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
A competition for start-ups and small businesses
Application deadline:
12 July 2026