Sky One and Vodafone have announced a team of experts who will mentor and judge budding entrepreneurs competing for a £100,000 investment to launch their business idea or venture in a new seven part series – THE BIG IDEA.

Ruth Badger, Chairwoman of Ruth Badger Consultancy Ltd, Lord Karan Bilimoria, CBE DL founder and Chief Executive of Cobra Beer, and Craig Johnston who developed the revolutionary Predator football boot will make up THE BIG IDEA judging panel.

Final auditions will be held in Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2PG from 10am – 7pm on 9th and 10th of September.

If they haven’t already applied online, potential contestants must print off the online application form at www.skyone.co.uk/thebigidea and bring it with them to the heats.