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Five finalists, two winners…who will represent the Netherlands at EEPA 2017?
May
16
2017
Congratulations to Innofest and IMC Weekend School who will represent the Netherlands at the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) 2017! The EEPA 2017 finals will take place in Tallinn, Estonia during the SME Assembly 2017 and feature the most original and successful initiatives of governments and public-private partnerships from the EU and COSME participating countries.
On the 11th of May, during the Dutch Entrepreneurship Week, the Dutch national finals for EEPA 2017 took place. Five projects pitched their initiatives to a jury and an audience of more than 100 SME entrepreneurs. After an exciting ceremony, Innofest and IMC Weekend School were chosen as the national winners, and the public award was awarded to Day for change.
Innofest is an innovative concept: the idea is to use festivals as live testlabs for new products and services. The audience is wide ranging as there are millions of festival goers every year in the Netherlands. The idea is transferable and applicable in other European countries. The jury liked the originality of Innofest as they really satisfy a need and effectively make use of the test environment at the final stage of development.
IMC Weekend School is a school for supplementary education in which youth from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, aged from 10-14, attend courses for three years every sunday given by passionate professionals, usually volunteers. The program comprises 15 subjects including: journalism, enterprise, philosophy, politics, law, medicine and arts. They have a large reach, with around 1 100 students attending and over 4 000 guest teachers each year. The jury praised the initiative, which is starting to roll out this inspiring design across the Netherlands and Europe.
Public Award
In addition to the jury prize there is also a public award, which this year went to Day for change. Day for Change is committed to a fair economic system, with (social) entrepreneurship and where inclusive finance is central. With the Day for Chance Activities, the Dutch youth are operating with a microcredit. Their profits are supporting entrepreneurs in developmental countries. Each academic year between 5 000 and 6 000 pupils participate in the Day for Change in the Netherlands
For more information on EEPA in the Netherlands: www.rvo.nl
Read the full press release (in Dutch): www.rvo.nl/actueel/nieuws
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Dutch national finalists compete for EEPA 2017
May
11
2017
The European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) 2017 national campaigns are all underway across Europe. Some of the national deadlines have passed but some are still open so be sure to check whether your country is still accepting applications here!
Today we travel to the Netherlands for the Dutch EEPA 2017 final, where the top five national candidates will compete to represent the Netherlands as national winners. The final is part of the entrepreneurial week currently taking place, during which entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial experts share their knowledge and insights.
The candidates will be judged by a jury which includes: Pieter Waasdorp (Ministry of Economic Affairs, DG Entrepreneurship and Innovation), Toon Buddingh (Incubator entrepreneur) and Hendrik Halbe (Co-founder Get in the Ring). For the first time the jury’s decision will also be supported by an audience vote, which will determine the two winners that go on to compete at European level.
The five candidates are competing across three categories:
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Day for Change |
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Category 3: Improving the business environment |
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Innofest |
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Restart Fund MKB Flevoland |
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Brightlands Innovation Factory |
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Category 5: Responsible and inclusive entrepreneurship |
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IMC Weekend School |
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Be sure to follow the latest updates about the ceremony on Twitter and stay tuned to find out who the Dutch national winners will be!
