How to Participate
- Complete the submission form below.
- Upload your business information, story, and supporting materials.
- Submit your entry before the deadline.
Submission Requirements
To take part, participants must provide:
- A short business profile, including relevant links (website and/or social media)
- Your entrepreneurial story in the Netherlands
- An explanation of how learning Dutch or English has supported your business or professional growth
- High-quality photos of yourself, your business, or your work
Competition Period
- Submission deadline: Friday, 1 January 2027 at 23:59 CET
- Lucky draw winner announcement: Friday, 15 January 2027
All entries must be submitted before the deadline to be eligible. Late submissions will not be considered.
Selection & Features
Selected stories will be featured on the Kickstart School website, social media channels, and in the Kickstart Student Business Directory.Participation does not guarantee publication, but all eligible submissions may be considered for inclusion.
Terms & Conditions
- The competition is open to current and former Kickstart School students aged 18 years or older.
- Employees of Kickstart School and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate.
- Participants must meet the entry requirements specified for the relevant competition.
Entries must:
- Be the participant's own original work.
- Comply with the specific requirements of the competition.
- Not contain offensive, discriminatory, illegal, or inappropriate content.
- Respect the privacy and rights of others.
Participants are responsible for obtaining permission from anyone featured in, mentioned in, or contributing to their entry.
- Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash.
- Prizes may be transferred to a family member or friend with prior approval from Kickstart School.
- Unless otherwise stated, prizes must be used within 12 months of the competition closing date.
- Kickstart School reserves the right to substitute a prize with an alternative of equal value if necessary.
Winners will be contacted using the contact details provided in the submission form. If a winner does not respond within 7 days, Kickstart School reserves the right to select an alternative winner.
Participants retain ownership of their submitted content.
By entering the competition, participants grant Kickstart School a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to share, repost, publish, and promote their submissions on Kickstart School’s website, social media channels, newsletters, and other marketing materials related to Kickstart School and its activities.
Any personal data collected during the competition will be used solely for administering the competition, communicating with participants, and awarding prizes, in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
- Kickstart School reserves the right to disqualify entries that do not comply with these Terms & Conditions.
- Kickstart School is not responsible for technical issues, delays, lost submissions, or circumstances beyond its reasonable control that may affect participation in the competition.
- This competition is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram, Facebook, or any other social media platform.
- By participating, entrants agree to these Terms & Conditions.