A big boost for small businesses
Be in with a chance to win a pop-up space for your small business in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter with Sage.

To help showcase the next generation of local businesses, the competition will give lucky UK small business owners the chance to win pop-up space in one of the most popular shopping centres in the UK during the bustling festive period. 

Could you be one of the winners?

Boost your brand and showcase your business​
Entries are free for a chance to win big
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Grow your brand

Winners will get high-profile awareness via the footfall through the St James Quarter during the festive period, plus you’ll secure impressive press coverage.

Showcase your business

Invite investors, peers or prospects to showcase your business. The shop also has an events space where we’ll run events during the pop-up.

Market test your product or service

A unique opportunity to sell or demo your product or service to potential customers at scale and garner invaluable face-to-face feedback from consumers.

Create leads for your business

Get a pipeline of high-intent leads for your business that you can follow up with beyond the shop.

Give your small business its own HQ
Get everything you need to get set up

4 days takeover of a pop-up shop in St James Quarter, Edinburgh

Support with set up

Editorial coverage post-event

(Interview with each winner)

£500 budget to spend on stock, marketing and promotion

Sage Accounting 6 months free trial

Promotion across the Small Business website

Including email newsletters and social media posts

Meet our judges
Entries will be judged by a panel of small business experts to select the ultimate 3 winners
Katie Cross

Founder and director of Cake or Death

Deborah Maclaren LoveReading
Deborah Maclaren

MD of LoveReading

Oliver Clark, Sage
Oliver Clark

Global VP of integrated campaigns for Sage

Kirsty Waller

Vice president of UKI performance marketing for Sage

Complete our entry form now for your chance to win.

Entries close at midnight on 15th October 2023

The winning businesses will take over the space from Tuesday 28th November– Saturday 2nd December (with the shop open for trading Wednesday-Saturday). The competition is open to all UK businesses who have been trading for less than five years (up to and including 28th November 2023) and is completely free to enter.

The winners will be announced on Monday 23rd October.

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