In tempo di crisi le Business plan competition sono uno degli stimoli a non fermare mai innovazione e dinamismo creativo. Qualcomm Venures offre un premio di 250.000 dollari al vincitore della competizione QPrize™, e 100.000 dollari ai vincitori delle semi-finali regionali. La scadenza per inviare i propri business plan è il 21 Agosto. Qui di seguito i dettagli diffusi dalla Società.

QPrize™ is a business plan competition sponsored by Qualcomm Ventures with a goal of providing early stage funding to a select number of start-ups

Competition Overview
Qualcomm Ventures is promoting the “QPrize™” a series of international business plan competitions designed to provide over $500,000 in early stage capital for enterprising technology companies. The competition is open to entrepreneurs located throughout the world and will feature semi-final events in key locations where Qualcomm Ventures has active investment offices. Qualcomm Ventures will select one semi-finalists for each of the four contest markets: China, Europe, India and North America.

Four semi-finalist will each receive $100,000 (USD) of convertible note funding from Qualcomm Ventures and will be invited to the Qualcomm Ventures CEO Summit in San Diego, Calif. to compete for the Grand Prize. The grand prize winner will receive an additional $150,000 (USD) of convertible note funding, for a total prize of $250,000 (USD) in venture financing. In a joint effort to showcase the best products, services and technologies, the grand prize winner will win a free trip to Barcelona, Spain 15-18 February 2010 to compete as a Finalist in the renowned GSMA Global Mobile Awards – Mobile Innovation Grand Prix.

To view the QPrize FAQs for the competition click here.

or more information on the GSMA Mobile Innovation Grand Prix click here.

Additional details on candidate eligibility and submission guidelines are available at www.qprize2009.com