Simon Hart MP has joined Prime Minister David Cameron in giving his backing to a new competition aimed at giving budding entrepreneurs in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire a unique opportunity to showcase their ideas and designs in front of thousands of visitors as part of this year's Conservative Party conference Start-Up Hub.

The Start-Up Hub will run at this year's conference being held in Manchester between October 2nd and October 5th, offering the budding business leaders the chance to show off their work.

In order to win a chance to appear at the Start-Up Hub, ideas must be submitted to the Conservative Party before July 29th. Application forms are available from www.conservatives.com/startuphub. The winners will be chosen by a panel of experts, chaired by Damian Collins MP, and including leading business representatives from Barclays, BlackBerry and Fujitsu.

Welcoming the competition, Prime Minister, David Cameron, said:

"The Conservative Party has always been keen to showcase British business and innovation and I am pleased to welcome this initiative this year at our Conference in Manchester.

"I want to encourage businesses to create and innovate; to invest and grow; to develop and break boundaries. That is why I am pleased that the Conservative Party is giving new companies this great opportunity to showcase their ideas to the thousands of people who are attending our Conference.

"I would encourage young start-ups and entrepreneurs across the UK to get involved and help showcase the amazing talent this country possesses."

Mr Hart added:

"This is a unique opportunity for budding entrepreneurs here in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire and I would encourage anyone with a brilliant new idea to enter the competition for a chance to show off their work to thousands of delegates, the nation's media and business leaders from across the country."