UnLtd, The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, is giving delegates at Chain Reaction 2009 on 12 November in Canary Wharf, London, the opportunity to secure one UnLtd Level 1 Award with support and up to £5,000 of cash to turn their idea into a reality.

Level 1 Awards are designed to help make new ideas become real projects and are aimed at individuals or informal groups of people who want to get their idea off the ground. The winner will receive funding to help with the running costs of the project alongside a package of ongoing support.

Delegates will have a window of three hours from the start of the event at 9am to drop in and pitch their ideas in the hope of being shortlisted by an acclaimed panel including Oli Barrett (Connected Capital, Make Your Mark With A Tenner), Rachel Elnaugh (Serial Entrepreneur, former BBC Dragon from Dragon’s Den), and Natalie Campbell (Enterprise UK).

The chosen finalists will take part in a Dragon’s Den style live pitching session to present their ideas where the winner will be decided by a unique audience vote. UnLtd’s very own Cliff Prior, CEO, will be compere at the session and alongside the panel, will be on hand to answer any questions relating to the start up of social ventures, providing expert advice.

The Chain Reaction event brings people together to share ideas for social change, including those from government, charity and business. Key themes of the day include new ideas for financing social change, new ideas for delivering public services, new ideas for organising the business of social change and new ideas for engaging communities. Speakers include, Liam Byrne, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Tessa Jowell MP, Minister for London, Martha Lane Fox, Chair of the Digital Inclusion Task Force, and Kerry McCarthy MP, Labour New Media Campaign Spokesperson.

Cliff Prior, CEO at UnLtd said, ‘Chain Reaction is an important event because it brings together people who have the power to make social change and presents a unique platform to hear the latest ideas. UnLtd are proud to be a catalyst for social change and to provide the necessary funding and support to turn those ideas into a reality’.

For more information on UnLtd, visit www.UnLtd.org.uk or to register as a delegate at Chain Reaction, click here (Under 21’s go free!)