Paul Walsh, the Irish Opportunist

Last year, I was an Advisor to the British Council on its Young International Entrepreneur Award, which is probably why I received an email about the Young Music Entrepreneur Award 2009 - it’s not my bag but thought it was worth promoting on my blog all the same.

This award celebrates entrepreneurial young innovators and future leaders in the UK music industry, offering the opportunity to broaden their international experience through travel to an emerging music market – in this case Poland.  The British Council is seeking applicants aged between 25-35 who want to push the boundaries of the UK industry and have a vision for extending international business and cultural relations through music.

Applicants can be from all sectors of the music industry including agents, record companies, PR, production, recording or engineering etc. They needn’t run their own business as long as they can demonstrate their entrepreneurialism within another organisation and applications are welcome from those successful social or not‑for‑profit enterprises in this sector.

The six finalists will travel to Poland towards the end of March this year to take part in a tailored tour of their music industry. On their return they will compete for the award and a financial prize of £5,000 to be spent a joint project with the UK and Poland.

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 27th January 2009. For more information please visit http://creativeconomy.org.uk/ukyme09