ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Innovation Challenge: The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Commerce Authority announced 15 finalists for the 2021 ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Innovation Challenge. They will advance to the final round of the competition, after which judges will select up to 10 companies as awardees for 2021. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ finalists include Ampcera Inc. in the advanced materials industry and SaiOx Inc. in the bio and life sciences industry. The challenge is designed to advance innovation and technology commercialization opportunities in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ by helping early-stage ventures scale. The 15 finalists will pitch their startups in-person before a panel of investors on Nov. 17. Companies chosen to join the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Innovation Challenge portfolio will participate in the Venture Ready Accelerator, connecting companies with serial entrepreneurs, high-level executives and subject matter experts. The Accelerator helps startups refine their business plans, improve go-to-market execution strategies and increase investor readiness.
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Jeremy Storton: The 2021 Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs) “Crushie†winners were announced. Among the winners is a ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ local, Jeremy Storton. Storton won the platinum award for Best Beer-Related Podcast for his Good Beer Matters Podcast. The CBMAs are a worldwide competition that focuses on excellence in the artistic and creative marketing and packaging efforts of breweries, designers and agencies that play an increasingly critical role in differentiating brands in the retail marketplace.
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