With the start of the first training phase, Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese kicked off last week, the business plan competition that supports innovative ideas by giving them substance, culture and connections and rewards the most brilliant business projects. There are 117 – the highest number in 13 years – the projects participating in the twenty-third edition, coming from 15 Italian regions and the Republic of San Marino. The leader is Emilia-Romagna, from which 72 projects come, but Lombardy is also well represented with 10 projects and the Republic of Titan, with 6 projects.
Of the Emilia-Romagna projects, 30 come from the province of Rimini, 17 from the Forlì-Cesena area, 13 from the Ravenna area and 10 from the province of Bologna. Of the 117 projects registered, 33 are presented by a female group leader. The youngest member is 18 years old and the most mature one is 67. 75% of participants are under 44 years old, with the 25-34 age group being the most represented (34%), followed by the 35-44 age group (27 %) and from 18-24 (14%).
As regards the sector of activity, 21 percent of the projects operate in the IT field (software production, IT services, web portals, marketplaces). Also numerous, at 8 percent, are projects relating to the field of public relations (marketing and communication), training (education, sports and recreational courses) and tourism (travel agencies, tour operators, itinerary planning and tourist experiences) .
The first phase of the competition
The first phase of the competition, dedicated to free training, started in the last few days. The first meeting opened with greetings from the vice president of the association Leonardo Tagliente, the introduction of Paola Giuri, full professor of Management at the University of Bologna, who introduced the topic of the business plan as an essential element to ensure that the starting idea can become more realistic and feasible. The protagonist of the meeting was Ugo Mendes Donelli, the first to teach business models in Italy.
I partner
Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese boasts 23 years of history, during which 4,482 participants were trained in entrepreneurial culture, 1,668 business ideas were presented to the juries and 134 companies were born from the competition. All this is possible thanks to the support of numerous entities. A new prestigious entry into the team of partners has recently taken place, that of the Sgr Group, a point of reference in the area for the sale of energy, gas and electricity, including post-meter services and energy efficiency. “Our group owes a lot to the territory and, for years, has been engaged in a series of activities aimed at strengthening the bond with local communities, through projects that support culture, art and school – comments Micaela Dionigi, president of the Sgr Group -. Being a partner of Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese means supporting innovative ideas, stimulating entrepreneurial activity and, consequently, supporting young people”.
The New Ideas New Businesses competition is made possible thanks to the economic, technical-scientific, logistical and organizational support of the Members: Chamber of Commerce of Romagna Forlì-Cesena and Rimini, Confindustria Romagna, National Association of Sammarinese Industry, Uni.Rimini SpA – Consortium Company for the University in the Rimini area, Sums Mutual Aid Union Society of the Republic of San Marino, University of the Republic of San Marino, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini, Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of San Marino, San Marino Innovation. In addition to the presence of Rivierabanca, the initiative benefits from the economic contribution of Deloitte & Touche SpA and Studio Skema.
