{"id":8008,"date":"2022-11-30T09:48:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T09:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/the-winners-of-the-start-up-entrepreneurship-competition-elevate-greece\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:43:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:43:06","slug":"the-winners-of-the-start-up-entrepreneurship-competition-elevate-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/the-winners-of-the-start-up-entrepreneurship-competition-elevate-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"The winners of the start-up entrepreneurship competition \u2013 Elevate Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nikites-diagonismou-elevate-greece-neofion-epixiriseon-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The <strong>awards<\/strong> ceremony at the <strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Start-up Entrepreneurship Competition<\/strong>, where the registered <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/new-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">start-ups<\/a> of Elevate Greece<\/strong> participated, was completed at the <strong>Thessaloniki International Fair<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the presence of the <strong>Prime Minister<\/strong> <strong>Mr.Kyriakos Mitsotakis<\/strong>, who also awarded the first prize to the <strong>&#8220;Start-up of the Year&#8221;,<\/strong> of the Minister of Development and Investments, Mr. <strong>Adonis Georgiadis<\/strong>, by the Deputy Minister, Mr. <strong>Nikos Papathanasis<\/strong> and the Deputy Minister, Mr. <strong>Yannis Tsakiris<\/strong>, the competent Deputy Minister of Development and Investments and Member of Parliament for Corinthia, Mr. <strong>Christos Dimas<\/strong>, presented and analyzed the first statistical data and analytical data that are now recorded for the start-up ecosystem, 11 months after its creation and operation <strong>National Register of Start-ups <\/strong><strong>Elevate<\/strong> <strong>Greece<\/strong> <strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>To date, <strong>451<\/strong> <strong>start-ups<\/strong>, employing more than <strong>4,380 employees,<\/strong> have completed their <strong>registration<\/strong> in the Register.<\/p>\n\n<p>The state has through the platform a <strong>clear<\/strong> and <strong>mapped<\/strong> picture of the <strong>innovation ecosystem<\/strong>. It has for the first time the ability to design policies tailored to the specific needs of the start-up ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-elevate-greece\"><strong>Elevate Greece<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The <strong> Elevate Greece<\/strong> is now an essential tool through which the state provides  <strong>specialized incentives<\/strong> for start-ups such as <strong>tax deductions for angel investors,<\/strong> a <strong>modern tax framework for<\/strong> <strong>stock options<\/strong>, and even the first <strong>NSRF<\/strong> action to enhance their liquidity in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gsri.gov.gr\/protovoulies-draseis\/ethniko-mitroo-neofyon-epicheiriseon-elevate-greece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>National Register of Start-ups<\/strong><\/a> is flanked by a significant network of <strong>Official Supporters<\/strong> active in the field of <strong>innovation<\/strong>, <strong>investment<\/strong> and <strong>entrepreneurship<\/strong>, including banks, multinational companies, Greek businesses and institutional supporters.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>250<\/strong> companies registered in <strong>Elevate Greece<\/strong> applied to participate in the <sup>1st<\/sup> Young Entrepreneurship Competition. 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