Do you want to save the planet?

EDINBURGH, Scotland - April 17, 2015 - PRLog -- The competition is offering the ten best business ideas a share of £1 million in prizes including advertising campaigns, cash investments and mentoring.   Sir Richard Branson claims that “the only thing that can reinvigorate the British economy is the creation of thousands of new entrepreneurs”.  To progress through the competition, businesses need to post a video of their business idea, then seek public backing via social media to get noticed.

“The competition will be really tough but at GSi we are hoping for the support of the public as our business idea isn’t just about making money, it’s also about helping mitigate climate change” said Nigel Douglas the entrepreneur behind GSi.  Douglas claims GSi has “developed a novel big data software platform which manipulates vast amounts of satellite data allowing us to more clearly observe and understand our changing planet from space.”

The company has already applied this technology to monitor global deforestation and forest degradation and it is hoping to appeal to the public’s and Branson’s green side to help it progress further in the competition by pitching that “a vote for GSi is a vote for the plant”.

The Pitch to Rich competition which closes on 5^th May, is open to both start-ups and established businesses looking to grow or start new ventures.   The public’s most popular ideas will get to pitch to Sir Richard himself in a live finale in London on 26^th June.  To help pose the question to Sir Richard, visit the competition website here http://www.virginmediabusiness.co.uk/pitch-to-rich/start-up/global-surface-intelligence-ltd/