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The initiative in which local businesses can apply to win cash, business mentoring and investment of £25K is well underway. Following the successful competition last year, Coras 2014 has been inviting applications from talented entrepreneurs to present their ideas. The winning business will be announced at the black tie Award Ceremony on 1st May 2014 at the Newbury Hilton Centre Hotel.

Shawn Khorassani, the founder of Coras said, “We have had an excellent start since we opened the competition with high quality applicants. Coras is a great platform for new businesses not only to compete for the winning prize, but also to get their name out in the business world.” The company has received a great number of applications from a wide range of organisations and is still inviting local businesses to send their proposals in via www.coras.me.

Last year’s winner, Fields of Fun, received a generous cash prize and is still benefiting from business mentoring from Shawn Khorassani. Coras- generated publicity also brought the winner its first contract. To apply, visit www.coras.me.

Apply for Coras 2014

Are you a start up or SME or even have a great business idea which you are ready to implement? Then Coras 2014 is your perfect platform to launch your business or take it to the next level.

Simply apply and get a chance to get…

1. £1000 Cash Prize
2. 12 Month Mentoring from a self made millionaire
3. Opportunity to get an investment of up to £25,000 in your company

The winner will be announced at a gala evening on Thursday 1st May 2014 at Hilton Hotel Newbury – Good luck!

Find out more…

New Businesses to Apply for Cash and £25K Investment from Coras

Following the great success of Coras2013 in May, where a winning local business was awarded a cash prize and business mentoring, applicants are now invited to apply for Coras2014.

Shawn Khorassani, local entrepreneur and founder of Coras said: “We have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback after May’s Award Ceremony where a local start-up company Fields of Fun became the winner of Coras2013. Newbury is a buzzing place with many talented businesspeople and we wish to extend our support to their new businesses next year.”

Coras is inviting applicants from local start-up businesses to take advantage of a £1,000 cash prize and a twelve month mentoring from Shawn Khorassani. Furthermore, there is an investment opportunity of £25,000 that the winning applicant can tap into. Application form is available to complete online at www.coras.me.

Coras has also announced the details of its 2014 Awards Ceremony. The date will be the 1st of May 2014 and will again be held at the Hilton Newbury Centre Hotel. The General Manager of the hotel, Sam Farmer, said: “We are proud to support Coras2014 and wish all the applicants best of luck. Our hotel is looking forward to welcoming the talented local businesspeople and to duplicate the huge success of the 2013 Gala evening next year.”

Coras is also welcoming organisations that wish to be part of the project team for Coras2014 to contact them via www.coras.me.

About Coras… Coras is a platform for Shawn Khorassani to help nurture business talent and bring his years of experience to companies and individuals who have the vision to leave a lasting legacy through the creation of well-run and successful enterprises. The background to Shawn’s business achievements can be followed at www.coras.me.

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Potential entrepreneurs are given a unique opportunity to learn from a local businessman, Shawn Khorassani. Following the successful launch of Coras last year and the subsequent gala evening in May where a start-up local business was awarded £10,000 and year’s mentoring by Shawn Khorassani, he is now offering to share his business knowledge with aspiring business people.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a budding entrepreneur to get a first hand experience in the business world from an established businessman who has set up several successful companies.

“I only wish I had the same opportunity when I started “commented Shawn Khorassani. “I was a graduate engineer with seven years of experience when I started Prestige Network, my first company. Little did I know that business experience is completely different to professional experience. In my opinion, two years of shadowing a self-made person is worth more than years of working and studying for MBA and other qualifications. Such experience puts the right person ten years ahead of others.”

Applicants are invited to submit their CV to hello@Coras.me. It is envisaged that the appointment will take place by November 2013. More information on www.coras.me

Coras2013 Finalists – Shawn Khorassani of Coras, Sharon Moore of Baby Ballerinas, Natalie Ash of Fields of Fun, Melanie Millin of Love Kombucha, Debi Richens and Simon Tyler of Fitelle and Gary and Julia Brown of Track Your Ltd

Following the successful Awards Ceremony, the winner and all of the finalists of Coras2013 have started to reap the benefits of their recent competition-process.

Fields of Fun became the winning start-up business of Coras2013, securing £10,000 cash and business mentoring from local entrepreneur Shawn Khorassani. The founder of Fields of Fun, Natalie Ash, said: “Winning Coras 2013 was incredibly exciting and it has been a wonderful platform from which to promote Fields of Fun, having gained some great exposure.”

Ms Ash’s activities have  been featured in a number of publications including Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Life Magazine and has found that  this publicity  has attracted new clients. Natalie Ash continued: “Having Shawn’s expertise has also been invaluable; knowing that there is always someone on the other end of the phone to call for advice.”

Love Kombucha, finalist of Coras2013, now has a number of regular customers as a direct result of the event. Melanie Millin, who started her health-drink business, said: “We are busy delivering Kombucha drink around the local area and are in the final stages of drafting labels  for our sleek new flavours – Blueberry, Original and Ginger.’ Love Kombucha will soon be making a regular appearance at the Newbury market on Saturdays.”

Another shortlisted start-up business of Coras 2013, Baby Ballerinas, is going from strength to strength and student numbers are continuing to grow. Sharon Moore, of Baby Ballerinas, said:  “I am getting closer to fulfilling my dreams.  Coras enabled me to take a look in detail at where I would like my business to go moving forward and has helped me take the steps towards bigger and better things.  The feedback from the evening has been amazing and so nice to have people that believe in my dreams as much as I do.”

Track Your Ltd also competed for Coras2013 award in May and since the event their unique GPS Monitors for people, pets and possessions have assisted people in various situations. Gary Brown of Track Your Ltd said: “We are also proud to be working in association with Marvellous Festivals. At the same time, we are actively seeking new avenues and offer No Obligation Trials.”

Debi Richens of Fitelle, finalist of Coras2013, explained how the event helped her to focus on her business. She said: “Being chosen as a Coras2013 finalist made us slow down, take a step back, and make a few minor tweaks. However, it was the fact that we did not win the Award that forced us to look more intensely at our business model.  By turning our disappointment into enthusiasm, we quickly realised Coras had given us the confidence to experiment with different ideas and not be afraid to make changes when needed.”

Winner of Coras2013

Fields of Fun

Fields of Fun offers bespoke countryside breaks, events and activity days to the English countryside – they make their clients’ lives easier by taking care of all the details.

Finalists of Coras2013

Love Kombucha

Kombucha works with body to boost its natural, inbuilt ability to fight sickness and disease as well as bring a healthy balance back to metabolism and organs.

Baby Ballerinas

Award Winning Baby Ballerinas captures the imagination of 2-5 year olds through 30 minutes of informal, fun-filled dance , learning basic ballet posture through familiar songs and actions.

Track Your

The aim of Track Your Ltd is to provide a range of quality-monitoring solutions, giving carers the confidence to give their loved ones the independence they deserve.

Fitelle

Fitelle create and design unique made to measure bras. It is a niche-business providing a much needed service for ladies of all sizes, including clients who have undergone surgery.