NBG Business Seeds: Last week to submit proposals for the 14th Innovation and Technology Competition

Last week for submitting proposals to the 14th Innovation & Technology Competition of the NBG Business Seeds program of the National Bank.

This is the longest-running Innovation Contest of a Greek organization, in which 7,520 people have already participated.

Goal of NBG Business Seeds

The purpose of the Competition is to highlight and reward innovation at all levels. According to the announcement, interest is focused on original ideas, research results, business plans and companies, which contribute to the development of innovative systems and applications, based on new technologies, to the integration of ESG approach to the design of products and services, to the spread of the use of new information and communication technologies and in general to the promotion of innovation in Greece.

Modules

The themes of the competition are:

Participants in the Contest are invited to information, acquaintance and guidance activities by the experienced executives of the National Bank and the partners of the program: Onassis Foundation, National Documentation Center, CapsuleT, Bayer Hellas, Mastercard, NBG Pay KEMΕΛ, Archimedes Center of EKPA, HIGGS, OK!Thess, and 45 other institutions and organizations.

Cash prizes, view and guidance

As part of the Competition, the first four (4) proposals receive cash prizes of 20,000 euros, 10,000 euros, 6,000 euros and 4,000 euros respectively, after evaluation by University Professors and National Bank executives. The first ten proposals receive significant visibility and guidance from the Bank’s executives. For selected proposals, cooperation with the Bank, the use of their products and services, as well as the Bank’s participation in their corporate capital are investigated.

The deadline for submitting proposals is Wednesday 4 October 2023, at 15:00 hrs.

To submit your proposal to the 14th Innovation & Technology Competition press here.

More information about the NBG Business Seeds program and the Competition can be found at nbg.gr/competition