$15,000 Creative Core Innovations in Agri-Business Competition
$15,000 Agribusiness Award (no application fee)
Applications for th 15K competition are due by the close of business on Friday, January 22, 2010.
Recognizes a company that has developed and implemented an innovative product, process, or technology that has significantly impacted their competitiveness and the competitiveness of the region’s agricultural community
Eligibility
Same company standards that stand for New York’s Creative Core $200,000 Emerging Business Competition.
Company currently in existence – formally incorporated by January 22nd, 2010
Judging Criteria
- Nature of Innovation
- New Process
- New Technology
- Innovative application of an existing technology
- Developed internally
- Developed externally with a partner
- Scientific merit
- Economic Impact of innovation on the company and / or its partners.
- Potential (or realized) economic impact of the innovation on the regional
& statewide agriculture industry
- Winner is chosen by the New York AgriDevelopment Corporation
Impact of the Competition
- Recognition and cash assistance to a regional innovator.
- Encouraging the use of technology and pursuit of innovation within an often overlooked but vital sector.
- Visibility to the region’s Agribusiness industry