These are the winners of our local Young Traders Market event at The Blue Market who had the chance to takepart in the regional final at Portobello Market and compete for a place in the final at Stratford-Upon-Avon. If you would like to take part in our next round of events in 2024 and 2025 to become Young Trader of The Year 2025, read on.
The team at Big Local Works is thrilled to organise another round of Young Traders Markets events at The Blue Market to take part in the National Market Traders Federation (NMTF) Young Trade of The Year 2025 competition.
What is Young Traders Market?
National Market Traders Federation has been running The Young Traders Market competition in partnerships with local markets across the UK for many years and this is our second year since we partnered with NMTF to offer stalls to traders who want to compete.
The aim of our Young Traders Market events is to empower young entrepreneurs aged 16-30 by providing them with a platform to showcase their talents and goods to a wider audience.
How does it work?
- Register to take part in our Young Traders Market events
- Participants will get a free pitch, gazebo and 6ft table at The Blue Market
- Traders will be judged on the day by a panel of local stakeholders on their products, customer service skills, professionalism, and how they interacted with the other market traders.
- Each event will have one winner who will progress to the regional final taking place in London in the summer of 2025 (Venue and date to be announced).
When are the YTM events in The Blue Market?
Young Traders Market will take place on the first Saturday of the months below. Highly Commended traders will be able to have another chance to be selected on our special event on 5th July with 5 additional winners on that day.
- Saturday 5th October 2024
- Saturday 2nd November 2024
- Saturday 7th December 2024
- Saturday 1st March 2025
- Saturday 5th April 2025
- Saturday 3rd May 2025
- Saturday 7th June 2025
- Saturday 5th July 2025 (Special event)
All winners will progress to the 2025 regional final for London and the South East (Date and venue to be announced)
The winners of the regional finals will reach the YTM national final in Stratford-upon-Avon in August and compete to win the title of ‘Young Trader of the Year’.
What are the requirements to take part?
- You must be over 16 and should not be 31 by the date of the national final to be announce soon.
- Traders must have Public Liability Insurance. If you don’t, we can help with free insurance subject to eligibility
- Photo ID and proof of address required
How much does it cost to take part?
Nothing. Free. Zero. Any qualifying trader taking part in the competition get free pitch, gazebo and table on any of our Young Traders Market events.
How do I apply?
Questions? Get in touch
If you still have questions about Young Traders Market, get in touch by email at [email protected] , subject: Young Traders Market Query