Slater Connect funds small businesses through a transparent, audited grant raffle. Every ticket enters all four draws — and pricier seats carry more entries, so your odds scale with what you spend.
The headline draw. Ten businesses each win one million — every ticket in the pool is entered, and heavier seats carry the best odds.
Seed capital for a single hire, a machine, or a lease deposit.
Working capital to scale operations or open a second site.
Growth funding for a proven business ready to expand.
Ticket prices shown are placeholders — final pricing to be confirmed.
No registered business yet? This draw is for you. It runs as its own pool with its own tickets, separate from the SME grants. Sign up, tell us your idea in a short summary and attach any proof of concept, research or blueprint you have (optional). Our team will contact entrants to talk more about their ideas.
Idea Grant ticket prices are placeholders — final pricing to be confirmed.
Every seat is a numbered ticket entered in all four draws. Heavier seats carry more entries; on draw day the numbers are called live, smallest grant to mega.
Buy seats at any price point. Every entry lands in all four draws — entries stack across your whole pool.
A pricier seat carries more entries. Same pool, better odds — nothing is gated off.
Ticket sales close before draw day and the 12,000-seat pool is verified by an independent auditor.
On 13 November, four draws run live from smallest grant to the mega grant, which is drawn last. Ten different businesses win the mega grant — no business can take more than one — and each winner is removed before the next draw.
Seats are capped at 12,000. When draw day arrives, the pool seals and the numbers are called for good.
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Who can enter? Registered small and medium enterprises with active trading history. One business identity per entry pool.
Are ticket prices final? Current ticket prices are placeholders — final pricing lands with Slater Connect shortly.
Can I hold multiple seats? Yes. Entries stack across every draw, and a winner is only removed from later draws once they've won.
Is the draw fair? Numbered tickets, a sealed pool, independent audit, and a live broadcast of every number called.