Editor’s note: This article was first published in October 2011. All contest details, including cash prizes of up to 100,000 euros, 30 finalists, the Silicon Valley trip, the sponsoring companies and the 15 January 2012 deadline, are from then.
“EmprendeGo”, a contest for innovative and original business ideas, has been launched by infoempleo.com. It will give 30 entrepreneurs the chance to benefit from the experience and advice of major companies, and it will also award cash prizes of up to 100,000 euros to get their business projects off the ground.
On top of that, the most attractive idea will win a one-week trip to the cradle of entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, where the winner will have the chance to meet some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs.
Requirements
The only requirements for submitting your business idea and entering the “EmprendeGo” contest are being over 18 and living in Spain. The contest focuses on companies that create jobs in sectors such as new energy sources, telecommunications, tourism, biotechnology, logistics, mobility services and ecosystems, consumer goods, digital communication and innovation for society.
Companies that will help entrepreneurs
Behind each of these sectors there is a large company that will help and advise the entrepreneur. They include firms of the calibre of Repsol, Telefónica, Pullmantur, Merck, Acciona, Nokia, HP, Grupo Mahou San Miguel and 3M, among others.
Deadline for submitting your business idea
The deadline for submitting your business idea is 15 January 2012. Ideas must be submitted exclusively through the EmprendeGo.com website, and a jury will choose the three best ideas in each sector, for a total of 30.
It’s an excellent, well-rounded initiative from infoempleo.com. All that remains is to remind you that the contest rules, along with some helpful tools, are available on the EmprendeGo.com website itself.
Good luck to every Spanish entrepreneur who decides to take part.
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