Surrey Research Park company shortlisted in Barclays Business competition – VOTE NOW!

Jun 9, 2010 at 4:57:22 PM by Joan Moore - Tags: - Comments (0)

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Surrey University graduates, Kurt Lyall and Justin Coelho have been named as a regional finalist in The Barclays Business ‘Take One Small Step’ competition. The competition aims to reward the ten freshest business ideas up and down the country with a prize of £50,000 to put towards making their dream a reality.

Their product - RocketRoute - is one of three shortlisted in the South East from more than 3600 entrants across the country. RocketRoute will now need the public to vote for the company to stand a chance of winning £50,000 in cash to develop the business.

RocketRoute provides a low-cost flight planning service for pilots – saving time and fuel. RocketRoute also makes it easier to change routes – ideal for when French air traffic strike or volcanic dust affects travel.  What TomTom did for the motorist, helping them plan routes, RocketRoute will do for any pilot who does not have the luxury of their own flight operations team. 

Kurt said: “RocketRoute allows pilots to plan and file their flights easily, saving time and fuel. It’s an innovative idea designed to solve a real point of frustration among pilots. Winning the competition would make a big difference to the company, allowing us to employ more people and invest in sales and marketing to drive growth. It would also be a real validation of the company and our concept and a real boost to our hard working team. Our ambition is to have lots of pilots using our service not just in the South East but across Europe and America.”

“The UK really needs to start rebuilding industry and its economy, and small businesses provide a vital source of money and employment. The Barclays’ competition is a good way not only of providing funding to new businesses but also helps business owners promote their ideas.”

Kurt and Justin have used the University’s incubation service, called SETsquared at the Surrey Technology Centre based in Guildford to get their idea started.

Please take a moment to vote your support for this company right now  - click the link below and make your vote on the Barclays website -

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RocketRoute is also offering a prize of 1 Apple iPAD to people who vote for them and then send their email to barclays@rocketroute.com afterwards.

For more information visit www.rocketroute.com