The University of the Republic of San Marino, partner of the 19th edition of Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese, a startup contest that rewards innovative business projects, announces the opening of registrations for an initiative aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs and businesses launched in the last 18 months which intend to develop innovative business projects in the provinces of Rimini and Forlì-Cesena, as well as in the Republic of San Marino.
The competition, which came of age last year, returns with some innovations that embrace the digitalisation process accelerated in recent months by the Coronavirus emergency. The first phase, dedicated to training for all participants, which will start in July, will take place online on the Zoom platform.
However, the purpose of the "contest" does not change: to promote the development of local entrepreneurship by providing the tools to develop and "give legs" to particularly innovative ideas that the lockdown period may have stimulated.
“The redefinition of the format – comments President Maurizio Focchi – now adapted to the limitations foreseen for meetings between people, does not take anything away from the founding value of the business plan competition. Current events, with their load of emergency and uncertainty, represent at the same time a powerful stimulus to entrepreneurial creativity. What we offer is support, in terms of advanced training and concrete assessments of the company, throughout a process that verifies objectives and feasibility for new businesses. Changes do not demoralize the entrepreneurial spirit, but it is necessary to build a pool of knowledge around it that guarantees its full expression. Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese has been keeping this promise for 19 years."
THE PRICES
- 1st prize: 10.000 Euros
- 2st prize: 6.000 Euros
- 3st prize: 3.000 Euros
In addition to the cash prizes, acceleration and support paths for the concrete development of the entrepreneurial initiative for the winning team are added, offered by CesenaLab and Romagna Tech and, for the first three classified, a two-month assistance, consultancy and services program developed by the Studio Skema, which has successfully supported the competition since last year.
Soroptimist International Club of Rimini special award
Prize worth €5.000 to the deserving project whose group is made up of at least 50% women and has a woman as group leader.
THE DETAILS OF THE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
The competition is open to aspiring entrepreneurs and innovative businesses started in the last 18 months, who intend to develop innovative business projects in the provinces of Rimini, Forlì-Cesena or the Republic of San Marino. Participants can sign up for the call for free by presenting your business project via the online procedure on the page www.nuoveideenuoveimprese.it/iscriveti by 27 June.
THE NUMBERS OF NEW IDEAS NEW BUSINESSES
In 18 years, the 3.883 participants were trained in entrepreneurial culture, 1.363 business ideas were presented to the juries and 90 companies were born from the competition (of which 60 are active). Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese also distributed 595.000 euros in prizes to the winning teams and encouraged the growth of companies in every sector.
THE MEMBERS OF THE NUOVE IDEE NUOVE IMPRESE ASSOCIATION
The partners of the initiative have been very active and involved since the first editions: Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini, Chamber of Commerce of Romagna Forlì-Cesena and Rimini, SUMS Società Unione Mutuo Soccorso of the Republic of San Marino, Confindustria Romagna, Uni. Rimini SpA – Consortium for the University of Rimini, Agency for Economic Development – Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of San Marino, National Association of Industry of San Marino, University of the Republic of San Marino and San Marino Innovation.
The initiative benefits from the contribution and financial support of Crédit Agricole. The Competition also benefits from the financial contribution and educational and technical-scientific support of Deloitte & Touche SpA. and Studio Skema.
The Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese business plan competition is carried out in collaboration with CesenaLab, Romagna Tech, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna – Rimini Campus and Art-Er.
Finally, the initiative enjoys the patronage of the State Secretariat for Industry, Crafts and Commerce, the State Secretariat for Labor and the Municipality of Rimini.
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