Intellectual Property Firm Murgitroyd Launches UK Innovation Competition
May 02 2017 - 4:12AM
Business Wire
Murgitroyd (LSE:MUR), the global intellectual property (IP)
attorney firm, headquartered in Glasgow, has announced the launch
of a new Facebook platform for entrepreneurs titled "Innovator
Launchpad" and, alongside it, an innovation competition called the
"Innovator Launchpad Award" offering a £7,500 prize to pre-profit
businesses or charitable organisations based in the UK who can show
that they have created a solution to a business or social problem
that is groundbreaking in its field.
The Facebook platform will create a space for innovators and
entrepreneurs to share advice and information with their peers, and
to access contacts and educational resources that will help them in
their innovative journey. The Award aims to give entrepreneurs
material support in growing their business ventures, with the first
prize being made up of £5,000 cash, £2,500 in IP services and a PR
package. Second and third will win £1,000 in IP services.
Murgitroyd's European Marketing Manager, Fiona McKenzie, said:
"There's really no reason not to enter if you meet the competition
criteria - for the time it takes to write a 300-500 summary of your
solution to a problem, you could win a sizeable injection of cash
for your business - and also have fun along the way interacting
with other innovators on the platform!".
"We are targeting the next generation of UK entrepreneurs with
this initiative, and trying to make the platform as accessible as
possible to them, with all resources and the competition being
based on Facebook, with Facebook peer voting to decide the 'top
three' who will go through to the formal judging stage and the
awards ceremony taking place as a Facebook Live broadcast on 27th
June."
The final three will be judged by an expert panel including Dr
Olga Kozlova, founder of the Scotland-based Converge Challenge
business planning competition.
McKenzie said: "We would advise any prospective entrants to the
competition to move quickly to submit their entries, as Facebook
voting will close on 16th June - we want people to have the best
chance possible of winning the award!".
"It's simple to get on the platform - just go to Facebook and
type "Innovator Launchpad" in the search bar. We look forward to
seeing you there!".
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