The Prize
Why get involved?
The Prize
Applicants will be in with a chance to win an opportunity to trade at the 2026 Arnotts Christmas Market, along with dual placement in-store within their categories department and online on Arnotts.ie
Masterclasses focusing on different areas of retail expertise will be offered to each of our finalists.
The ultimate winner will receive a prize package including retailing in Arnotts, a ten thousand euro business development fund from Brown Arnotts, financial services from Pitch partner FRAME Advisory and a Media Campaign fund courtesy of The Business Post and Newstalk.
Supporting Pitch ’26 is FRAME, the Irish-founded international advisory firm which works with founders and owner-led businesses through key stages of growth. Brown Thomas Arnotts has worked with the team at FRAME over many years and recognises the invaluable financial and commercial insight and expertise they bring to ambitious businesses.
Built on more than 45 years of experience, FRAME advises founders and businesses through pivotal stages of their development, from establishing strong financial foundations and managing growth to investment, transactions, expansion and international scale.
As part of Pitch ’26, the five finalists will have access to FRAME’s business advisory expertise alongside specialist mentorship from the Arnotts team. FRAME will work with the founders to understand their individual businesses, identify opportunities and challenges and provide practical financial and commercial guidance as they consider their next stage of growth.
Martin Black, CEO of FRAME, commented:
“At FRAME, we have spent more than 45 years working alongside founders and owner-led businesses, and we understand that growth brings opportunity, but also increasingly important decisions. Having the right financial foundations, understanding where the real commercial opportunity lies and making good decisions at the right time can fundamentally shape what a business becomes.
“That is the experience we bring to Pitch. Each of this year’s finalists has already created something distinctive and demonstrated the ambition to take it further. Our role is to understand the business behind the brand, challenge their thinking where we can add value and give them practical financial and commercial advice that will help them make confident decisions about what comes next.
“We are proud to continue our longstanding relationship with Brown Thomas Arnotts through Pitch ’26 and to support five ambitious businesses at such an important stage in their development.”
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