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1 the Gaetano Marzotto Prize: Eighth Edition 2018 THE GAETANO MARZOTTO PRIZE: EIGHTH EDITION 2018 REGULATIONS The Gaetano Marzotto Prize is looking for new business people and builders of the future who are able to combine innovation, business and society. The Prize supports an innovation platform to encourage new business startups. This is a strategy that increasingly aims at open innovation and internationalization, with a spirit of sharing between large companies and innovative young businesses. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRIZE Established by Giannino Marzotto, the Gaetano Marzotto Prize, is one of the activities promoted by the Associazione Progetto Marzotto which was also founded by Giannino in 2010, together with his daughters, Cristiana, Maria Rosaria Gioia and Margherita, with Ferdinando Businaro as its Chairman and Cristiano Seganfreddo as Managing Director. The Prize was inspired by the Gaetano Marzotto, a well-known businessman of the 1900s, who knowingly combined business and society, culture and the territory. From this year the President of the Association is Margherita Marzotto, Matteo Marzotto is Vice President. AIM The Gaetano Marzotto Prize identifies and supports the most promising business plans by creating a consolidated synergy between the ecosystem of innovation and the Italian industrial sector, with an international perspective. THE NUMBERS Since 2010, the Gaetano Marzotto Prize has awarded about 8 million euros to Italian startups and innovators, through prizes and support services, with 384 finalists selected from more than 5000 proposals received, including 40 incubators, accelerators and scientific and technological parks, and about one hundred jury members and other people actively involved. Overall, the Prize has generated tens of millions of euros in indirect investments. TOTAL PRIZE MONEY Over two millions of euros in prize money and support services. PRIZE CATEGORIES 15 prize categories: Company Prize, Company Idea Prize, Accenture Special Prize, Amazon Launchpad Award, Amazon Web Services Special Prize, Capitol One | Copernico | Marzotto Venture Accelerator Special Prize, Cisco Special Prize, Corporate Fast Track Special Prize, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica Special Prize, EY Special Prize, Invitalia Special Prize, Italcementi | HeidelbergCement Group Special Prize, Microsoft Special Prize, Repower Special Prize, UniCredit Start Lab Special Prize. 1 COMPANY PRIZE It’s for the best innovative company that shows the capacity of being able to generate significant and positive social, territorial, cultural and environmental returns. Participants must be new entrepreneurs who already have a company and a consolidated team with: - either a turnover of at least 100,000 euros - or an industrial or financial partner who can attest the value These last two requisites are not necessary only for those who are applying for prizes in the Bio/Med/Life Sciences/Health Care sectors, given that they have their own methods and timeframes for development. PRIZE VALUE 300,000 euros in money to the winner from Progetto Marzotto 25,000 euros for an assistance programme to the winner from CUOA Business School CUOA Business School CUOA is one the most important Italian Business Schools and has been involved for almost 60 years in training activities and managerial and enterprise culture for businessmen, managers, professionals and young university graduates. The winner will receive support services that focus on business management skills: from strategic planning to innovation management, from marketing to sales, from digital business to project management; as well as special training in the soft skills of managerial and behavioural abilities, which are increasingly useful in achieving efficacious management of businesses, to be used within 18 months after the winnings. Jacobacci & Partners, leaders in the IP sector, will carry out an initial screening regarding the possibility of protecting ideas that will be submitted to the jury. Participation in the contest allows the selected projects to win Special Prizes offered by partners, which include: Amazon Launchpad Award, Accenture Special Prize, Amazon Web Services Special Prize, Capitol One | Copernico | Marzotto Venture Accelerator Special Prize, Cisco Special Prize, Corporate Fast Track Special Prize, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica Special Prize, EY Special Prize, Invitalia Special Prize, Italcementi | HeidelbergCement Group Special Prize, Microsoft Special Prize, Repower Special Prize, UniCredit Start Lab Special Prize. COMPANY IDEA PRIZE It is reserved for physical persons, project teams and innovative startups, and it consists of monetary recognition, mentorship assistance and periods of residence in company incubators, accelerators and scientific and technological parks of partners with dedicated programmes, in order to turn ideas into a company. PRIZE VALUE 50,000 euros in money to the winner of the Progetto Marzotto 15,000 euros for assistance programmes by CUOA Business School for the winner 1.037,000 euros (total value) for a period of residence with a network partner for 32 selected projects CUOA Business School CUOA is one the most important Italian Business Schools and has been involved for almost 60 years in training activities and managerial and enterprise culture for businessmen, managers, professionals and young university graduates. The winner will receive support services that focus on business management skills: from strategic planning to innovation management, from marketing to sales, from digital business to project management; as well as special training in the soft skills of managerial and behavioural abilities, which are increasingly useful in achieving efficacious management of businesses, to be used within 18 months after the winnings. Jacobacci & Partners, leaders in the IP sector, will carry out an initial screening regarding the possibility of protecting ideas that will be submitted to the jury. Participation in the contest allows the selected projects to win Special Prizes offered by partners, who include: Amazon Web Services Special Prize, Capitol One | Copernico | Marzotto Venture Accelerator Special Prize, Corporate Fast Track Special Prize, Engineering Special Prize, EY Special Prize, Italcementi | HeidelbergCement Group Special Prize, Repower Special Prize, UniCredit Start Lab Special Prize DESCRIPTION OF INCUBATOR, ACCELERATOR AND TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PARK NETWORK PROGRAMMES AlmaCube AlmaCube is an incubator that was created in 2013 by the industrial and services association of Bologna (Confindustria Emilia) and the University of Bologna for innovative startups of services and products, as well as spin-offs. The programme consists of: - support and market assistance services; - use of office space for 12 months at AlmaCube during the stage of pre-incubuation/incubation of the company plan; - entrepreneurial training and mentorship for the specific company plan; - 30 man-days of temporary management for development of the company's business. Following the formation of the startup, and if the candidate is interested in setting up business at the offices of the incubator: - one-to-one encounters with investment partners; - established agreements with credit institutes; - analysis of the company's financial structure. Types and conditions of investments will be agreed upon between AlmaCube and the founders of the chosen startup. This programme is worth 20,000 euros. The prize is not redeemable in cash Bioindustry Park Bioindustry Park Silvano Fumero SpA - Bi.P.Ca. SpA is a privately and publicly funded technological and scientific park which focuses on human health and life sciences, and is located in the town of Colleretto Giacosa (Turin), where it has been operational since 1998. The programme consists of: - technological analysis and product positioning services; - support services regarding definition of the business model, the business plan and access to a network of investors; - management support of innovation and patents; - business development and international development support services; - participation in periodic training sessions for companies regarding relevant topics of the sector concerning human health; - 7 man-days of coaching in the first year of the company's life; - support in presenting government-financed projects (regionally in Italy, Italian and European); - support in creating the company. In the case of set-ups: - agreements with established companies (eg. car sharing); - financial assistance during the company's first 24 months of establishment (discounts on set-up costs); - faciliation in the use of the Park's expertise (job safety, HR, legal and contract assistance, Purchasing Department, etc.). This programme is worth 30,000 euros. The prize is not redeemable in cash. Campania NewSteel Campania NewSteel is an incubator at the Citta' della Science of the University of Naples Federico II, and it offers specialized spaces and services for company creation and business development in international contexts, and comprises the entire cycle of the life of a startup, from the creation of the idea of the company project to its implementation and post-incubation stages. Campania NewSteel provides its twenty years of experience at the Citta' della Scienze on the creation of companies, recognized for international best practice, along with its research infrastructures, its excellent competences and its large-scale capacity for production of talent and innovation of the university, which also is enhanced by the prestigious iOS Academy
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