Start Cup Torino-Piemonte
2008
THE FIRST DEADLINE IS EXTENDED
DEADLINE BUSINESS IDEA COMPETITION: April 16th, 2008
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THE IV EDITION OF THE COMPETITION GET STARTED
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The participation to the competition is free and open to individual person or groups.
For the application rules, conditions for admissions and prize award refer to the Official Call for Proposal for the competition.
Download the form to submit a Business Idea or the form to submit a Business Plan.
DEADLINES
The application to the competition, filled in using the specific application forms, must be submitted to the venue of the organizing bodies:
I3P, Innovative Companies Incubator - Politecnico of Torino
C.so Castelfidardo 30/a - 10129 Torino - ITALY
Funzione Dir.S.e L. and 2I3T Incubator - University of Torino
Via Maria Vittoria 38 - 10123 Torino - ITALY
Research and International Affairs Bureau
University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”
Via Duomo 6 - 13100 Vercelli - ITALY
by the following rules:
- Participants to the Business Idea Competition, submitting the filled in application form “Business Idea” by 12.00am April 16th 2008
- Participants to the Business Plan Competition, submitting the filled in application form “Business Plan” and the business plan by 12.00am July 16th 2008
PRIZES
For the Business Idea Competition
The best business ideas will be awarded with free of charge services, that consist in pre-incubation activities arranged by the Promoting Bodies such as training initiatives aimed to provide tools for business plan development and tutorship.
The tutorship activity will be carried out by experts with specific competencies on business planning.
The winning ideas may be developed into real business plans in order to compete for cash prizes in the second phase of the competition.
For the Business Plan Competition
The three best business plan will be awarded with:
1° PRIZE 20.000 euro
2° PRIZE 15.000 euro
3° PRIZE 10.000 euro
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Moreover the three winners will be admitted to participate to the National Innovation Award 2008 that will take place in Milano, December 2008 with an additional money prize of 110.000€. The Champions League of the innovative business plan sets a contest amongst the winners of the local business plan competition, organized by the Universities joining the Award. |
Piemontech s.r.l. – Venture Capital Fund for Piedmont companies will invest 50.000 Euro in the company established from the first ranked business plan.
SPECIAL PRIZES 7.500 euro each
ICT for the best business plan related to Information & Communication Technologies (ICT), sponsored by Torino Wireless Foundation.
HIGH TECH TOURISM to the best business plan related to innovative technologies for the tourism sector, sponsored by Regione Piemonte - Department of Tourism.
START CUP INTERNATIONAL to the best business plan developed by a transnational entrepreneurial team, sponsored by Istituto Superiore Mario Boella.
WOMAN INNOVATION PIEMONTE to the best business plan with a female prevalence in the entrepreneurial team, sponsored by Gender Equality Unit of the Province.
ADDITIONAL GRANTS:
Città Studi S.p.A. will contribute to the best business plan for company to be established in Città Studi of Biella facilities with GRANT of 7.500 euro.
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo will contribute to the best business plans for companies to be established in the Province of Cuneo with GRANT of 7.500 euro.
Consorzio UNIVER will contribute to the best business plans for companies to be established in the UNI.VE.R incubator located in Vercelli with GRANT of 7.500 euro.
All the prized may be accumulated for a maximum of 20.000 € per business plan.
INFORMATION
The official Call for Proposal of the competition, the application forms and further information are available on the organizers’ venues:
I3P, Innovative Companies Incubator - Politecnico of Torino
C.so Castelfidardo 30/a - 10129 Torino - ITALY
Tel +39 011 564 5127 / 5142 Fax +39 011 564 5733
info@i3p.it www.i3p.it
Funzione Dir.S.e L. and 2I3T Incubator - University of Torino
Via Maria Vittoria 38 - 10123 Torino - ITALY
Tel +39 011 670 3078 Fax +39 011 670 3138
incubatore@unito.it www.incubatore.unito.it
Research and International Affairs Bureau
University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”
Via Duomo 6 - 13100 Vercelli - ITALY
Tel +39 0161 261 517 / 584 Fax +39 0161 211 358
ricerca@rettorato.unipmn.it www.startcup.unipmn.it
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