BACK THE NIGHT. BACK THE PEOPLE.
DAY ONE is bringing founders, businesses, supporters and organisations together at The Barnstaple Hotel on Friday 9 October 2026.
Whether you want to sponsor part of the event, provide something in-kind, donate a lot to the Silent Auction or help fund TFDI Growth Places directly, there is more than one way to get involved.
PICK THE ROUTE THAT FITS YOUR BUSINESS.
You don’t need to fit into a rigid sponsorship box. DAY ONE has four clear routes for businesses that want to help make the night happen and support what comes next.
PUT YOUR NAME BEHIND PART OF THE NIGHT.
Sponsor one of the key moments that makes DAY ONE happen and receive recognition across the event campaign, website, social content, event materials and the night itself.
- Headline partnership
- Red carpet & arrival
- Welcome drinks
- The First 20
- Food & hospitality
- Live music
- Silent Auction
- DAY ONE Finale
GIVE US WHAT YOU DO BEST.
Sponsorship doesn’t always need to mean cash. If your business can provide something DAY ONE needs, we can talk about an in-kind partnership that reduces event costs and still gives your business recognition.
- Photography
- Printing
- AV & PA
- Event dressing
- Entertainment
- Signage
- Hospitality
- Production support
PUT SOMETHING BRILLIANT IN THE AUCTION.
Donate a product, service, voucher, package or experience to the DAY ONE Silent Auction and help create more funded opportunities through TFDI 500.
- Products
- Meals & hotel stays
- Experiences
- Professional services
- Vouchers
- Memberships
- Tickets
- Something completely unique
HELP CREATE SOMEONE ELSE’S DAY ONE.
Contribute directly towards TFDI 500 and help fund practical Growth Places for people starting, rebuilding or growing businesses.
You don’t need to fund the whole thing. £25 helps. £50 helps. £100 helps. One business can fund a place, or several can create one together.
I’D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTEGOOD. JUST TALK TO US.
You might want to combine sponsorship with an auction donation. You might provide part of an event requirement in-kind and fund the rest. You might have an idea we haven’t thought of yet.
We’d rather build a good partnership than force your business into a bad package.
YOUR BUSINESS ISN’T JUST SEEN AT DAY ONE.
DAY ONE happens on Friday 9 October 2026. The campaign surrounding it starts long before the doors open and continues after the last guest leaves.
GET SEEN BEFORE THE DOORS OPEN.
Depending on your partnership, your business can be woven into the DAY ONE campaign before the event even begins.
- DAY ONE / TFDI website recognition
- Partner announcement across social channels
- Tagged social content and relevant hashtags
- Promotional graphics and campaign material
- Digital programme / brochure inclusion
- Association with your sponsored event element
- Selected email and partner communications
PUT YOUR BUSINESS IN THE ROOM.
DAY ONE is being planned around approximately 250 guests, with room to grow if demand allows.
- Visibility to guests throughout the night
- Branding associated with your sponsored element
- Selected signage and printed materials
- Stage acknowledgement where appropriate
- Partner guest tickets
- Networking and presence in the room
- Professional event photography opportunities
THE STORY DOESN’T STOP AT MIDNIGHT.
DAY ONE creates content, photographs, results and stories that can continue being shared after the event.
- Professional event photography
- Social galleries and highlights
- Partner tags and thank-you content
- Silent Auction results
- TFDI 500 impact updates
- Post-event articles and content
- Ongoing website recognition
ONE BACKDROP. DOZENS OF SHAREABLE MOMENTS.
Every guest photographed on the DAY ONE red carpet creates another potential piece of content.
Guests share their photos. Businesses share team pictures. TFDI shares event galleries. Partners tag the people involved. Press and media may use event photography.
Your branding doesn’t just sit in the room. It can travel with the content created there.
BUSINESSES THAT BACK BUSINESS.
Qualifying DAY ONE sponsors, in-kind supporters and Silent Auction contributors can receive a permanent supporter listing within the TFDI Businesses That Back Business directory.
Business logo
Business name
What you do
Location
Website link
Social links
Supporting TFDI since 2026
WE’RE PLANNING TO MAKE SOME NOISE.
DAY ONE will be supported by active press, media, radio, business outreach and social activity designed to build awareness before, during and after the event.
Earned media coverage can never be guaranteed, but our aim is to give partners as many credible opportunities for visibility as possible across the campaign.
THIS ISN’T LOGO-ON-A-POSTER SPONSORSHIP.
It’s campaign visibility, event presence, content, recognition, relationships and a permanent connection to TFDI’s founding chapter.
GIVE SOMETHING. START A BIDDING WAR.
You don’t need to sponsor an entire element of DAY ONE to make a real contribution. Donate a product, service, voucher, package or experience to the Silent Auction and help us turn bidding into funded business opportunities through TFDI 500.
EXPERIENCES
Give people something they’ll remember.
- Hotel stays
- Meals
- Days out
- Attractions
- Activities
- Tickets
PRODUCTS
Something physical people will actually want to take home.
- Technology
- Home & garden
- Food hampers
- Gifts
- Artwork
- Something unusual
SERVICES
Turn what your business already does into a brilliant auction lot.
- Photography
- Design
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Trades
- Professional services
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Packages and treatments can make fantastic auction lots.
- Beauty
- Hair
- Spa
- Fitness
- Personal training
- Wellness packages
EVEN BETTER.
Could you offer something people normally can’t buy? A behind-the-scenes experience? A bespoke package? A collaboration with another business? Something unique to DAY ONE?
If people might fight over it with their phones at 10:14pm, we probably want it.
Smaller donations can also be combined into larger packages, so don’t assume your contribution is too small to matter.
MORE THAN A THANK YOU.
We want the businesses that donate to the Silent Auction to benefit from being involved too.
Business name and logo alongside your auction lot
Website or social link where appropriate
Selected auction lot promotion before DAY ONE
Recognition during the event
Post-event supporter recognition
Qualifying permanent listing in Businesses That Back Business
TOWARDS CREATING OPPORTUNITY.
Proceeds from the DAY ONE Silent Auction will support the TFDI 500 programme and the creation of funded Growth Places for people building businesses.
One auction lot doesn’t need to fund a whole place. Lots of contributions and lots of bids add up.
PUT IT IN THE DAY ONE SILENT AUCTION.
Products, services, vouchers, experiences, packages or something completely unexpected — we’d love to hear what you’ve got.
HELP CREATE SOMEONE ELSE’S DAY ONE.
If you’d rather put your support directly behind people building businesses, you can contribute towards TFDI 500 and help fund practical Growth Places.
£547 OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT.
A TFDI Growth Place combines practical technology, content, learning and ongoing support to help someone start, rebuild or move a business forward.
GIVE WHAT WORKS FOR YOUR BUSINESS.
One business can fund a complete Growth Place. Or several businesses can create one together.
Every contribution moves us closer to the next £547 trigger.
IT DOESN’T TAKE ONE BIG DONOR.
Twelve businesses contributing around £46 each can collectively fund one complete £547 Growth Place.
Five businesses could split one. Two businesses could fund one together. Or one business could cover the whole thing.
However the £547 is reached, the result is the same: TFDI funds another complete Growth Place alongside it.
FUND ONE. OR FUND FIFTY.
Businesses and organisations can also fund multiple Growth Places and create a much larger direct impact.
EVERY £547 RAISED. TFDI MATCHES £547.
Every time external contributions reach the value of one complete Growth Place — £547 — TFDI funds another complete £547 Growth Place alongside it.
It doesn’t matter whether that £547 comes from one business, several businesses, or dozens of smaller contributions.
Reach £547 externally and the TFDI match is triggered.
EVERY CONTRIBUTION MOVES BOTH COUNTERS FORWARD.
A £50 contribution doesn’t need to fund an entire Growth Place on its own. It joins every other contribution in the external funding pot.
Each time that combined pot reaches another £547, one Growth Place is funded from supporter contributions and TFDI funds the matched Growth Place alongside it.
£547 raised externally = £1,094 of practical business support delivered.
500 FUNDED. 500 MATCHED.
The public TFDI 500 target is designed to fund 500 Growth Places through external backing.
YOUR SUPPORT CAN BECOME PART OF THE STORY TOO.
Businesses supporting TFDI 500 can receive appropriate recognition within our supporter network, including qualifying permanent listings within Businesses That Back Business.
Whether you contribute £50 or fund 50 places, you’ve chosen to put your business behind somebody else’s.
OR A DOZEN BUSINESSES CAN CREATE ONE TOGETHER.
However the external £547 is reached, TFDI matches it with another complete Growth Place.
LET’S START THE CONVERSATION.
Sponsor part of DAY ONE. Supply something we need. Donate an auction lot. Fund a Growth Place. Or simply tell us you’ve got an idea.
You don’t need to have everything figured out before you get in touch.
TELL US WHAT YOU’VE GOT.
Complete the form and tell us how you’d like to be involved. It doesn’t need to be a polished proposal — a rough idea is enough to start with.
Big contribution or small contribution — what matters is that businesses are choosing to back other businesses.
THE FOXX DEN INITIATIVEHOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET INVOLVED?
Give us the basics below and we’ll take it from there.
THAT’S WHAT THE FORM IS FOR.
Tell us what your business does, what you’ve got in mind and roughly what you’d like to contribute. We’ll work out the sensible route together.