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2026 Business Design Competition Application Form

Innovation begins here...

Hello Entrepreneurs,

Welcome to the 2026 Business Design Competition. Please complete the form below to register your entry.
Your idea, your intellectual property. By entering, you warrant that to the best of your knowledge that the entry you are submitting is an original idea and that it does not infringe the intellectual property rights of anyone else. That means that your business idea stays your idea and you and your team retains ownership of the design ideas submitted for the Competition. Best of luck!
Please note the deadline to apply is 31 January 2026.

Should you have any questions, please email Enterprise Cayman Programme Manager Alyssa Manderson ajm@enterprisecayman.ky


1.Applicant Details
(This will be your key contact person who we will be in touch with.)(Required.)
2.Who else is in your project team?
(Maximum of 4 members per team. Please enter their full names below.)
3.Do you currently reside in the Cayman Islands?(Required.)
4.Have you applied to the BDC before?
5.Why do you want to participate in the BDC
6.What is the name of your project and/or business idea?
(You can change this later but a snappy title is a good place to start - 150 characters max)(Required.)
7.What is the tagline of your project? 
(A single sentence that encapsulates your business idea neatly - 300 characters max) (Required.)
8.What problem are you solving, and why is this problem worth solving?
(700 characters max)
(Required.)
9.Explain your project idea in your own words. What makes your solution unique or different from what currently exists?
(Keep it brief but do endeavor to give us a flavour of what your idea is and how it would function and ultimately how it could become a successful business venture - 700 characters max)
(Required.)
10.Who is the main target customer of your project?
(500 characters max)
(Required.)
11.What will your project help your customer to do?
(500 characters max)
(Required.)
12.What stage is your idea currently at?
13.Team Strengths - What are your strengths?
(What skills do you and your team members have? - 500 characters max)(Required.)
14.Team Weaknesses - What are your weaknesses?
(What skills are you or your team missing that you would benefits from getting help with - it's ok to be honest! We want to help and we will find experts to coach you in these areas where we can - 500 characters max)(Required.)
15.We kindly ask you to confirm your availability for the following mandatory sessions/events:
(Where a team has more than 1 member, at least 1 team member must attend each session)
  1. Design Day 1 - 14 March 2026
  2. Networking Event - 14 March 2026
  3. Design Day 2 - 28 March 2026
  4. Design Day 3 - 11 April 2026
  5. Pitch Day - 18 April 2026
  6. Awards Dinner - 18 April 2026
(Required.)
Please note: Finalists will be announced 20 February 2026.

Should you have any questions please email Enterprise Cayman Programme & Events Coordinator Alyssa Manderson - ajm@enterprisecayman.ky.

Thank you for your time and for participating! Best of luck!