Applicants must:

• be for profit, commercial entity
• ideally have a minimum revenue of $1m per annum
  
• be GST registered
• submit only one application per business
• agree to all terms of The University of Auckland Business School Entrepreneurs’ Challenge
• have been in operation for at least two years
• be able to provide financial accounts prepared by an independent accountant for two years
  

Applicants must not:

• be property or banking related
• be, or engaged in activities that might result in being, in breach of any law, regulation, undertaking, provision, voluntary code or practice, or policy which the applicant is obliged or accustomed to observe.

The ideal candidate will:

• have identifiable sustained financial performance
• have financial accounts to an acceptable standard
• be exporting or have the potential to export