The 14 finalist projects of the 20th edition of Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese have been selected
The 14 finalist projects of the twentieth edition of Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese, the business plan competition that accompanies business ideas in a free training course up to the final phase, when the jury will identify the winners, have been identified. In June, 99 business ideas were admitted to the competition, promoted by 172 participants. Now the second phase is starting, with further training activities which will aim to transmit to the finalists the skills for the drafting of the business plan that must be received before the final day. The most advanced technologies are a reference for many finalist projects: the design and marketing of automatic machines for filling and dosing powdery and granular products for the food and non-food world, but also biotechnology and blockchain. A business idea looks at the tokenization of physical works of art, based on blockchain technology; another wants to support the driver, projected onto the road thanks to augmented reality and artificial intelligence. In addition, a software solution aimed at Amazon sellers, which allows you to simplify accounting, monitor profits and obtain all aspects of the sales process. The environment is looking at an economy project that wants to involve citizens to close the electronic waste chain, so as to make the recovery of raw materials effective and effective; but also the idea of a farm without land, because it grows mushrooms in disused naval containers, using coffee grounds for its production. Space also for the creation of a new Italian sportswear brand with an innovative digital experience, with responsibility towards the planet. At the business organization he looks at a project to support the Human Resources sector of companies, while another studies to design a platform for the management of big data useful for business strategies. Attention also to the world of school: an idea concerning the creation of serious games for students with school difficulties, thanks to artificial intelligence techniques; another fun teaching thanks to the development of educational and innovative video games. Finally, the idea for a management platform for professional courses. Up for grabs a prize pool of 20,000 euros and a series of benefits. The first three classifications, in addition to free registration for two years in Confindustria Romagna or the National Association of Industry of San Marino, will win respectively 10,000 euros, 6,000 euros and 3,000 euros in cash prizes. Among the novelties of the 2021 edition, a path that, a natural completion of the competition, will launch a qualified mentoring activity and advanced and personalized consultancy for the benefit of the winning projects and those deemed worthy. Another novelty concerns the establishment of Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese also in the province of Ravenna. The association’s sphere of action, aimed at encouraging the birth and supporting the growth of new innovative companies, therefore extends to the entire Romagna area, as well as to the Republic of San Marino. News also among the supporters of the project, with the invaluable intervention of RivieraBanca which is added to companies and institutions. Tomorrow, Thursday 7 October, at the Confindustria Romagna headquarters in Rimini, Roberto Berardi, Partner of the Skema Consulting company in Rimini and Rossana Michelotti, Chartered Accountant in San Marino, will open the training course with a professional testimony addressed to the 14 competing teams. MEMBERS AND PARTNERS The New Ideas New Businesses competition is realized thanks to the economic, technical-scientific, logistic and organizational support of the Members: 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 Society for the University of Rimini, Economic Development Agency – Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of San Marino, National Association of Industry of San Marino, University of the Republic of San Marino, San Marino Innovation. The initiative benefited from the financial contribution of Crédit Agricole Italia, Deloitte & Touche SpA, RivieraBanca and Studio Skema, which also provides didactic and technical-scientific support.
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