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* The EDC of Sarasota County and Ringling College have partnered together to introduce a new award this year - The Ringling College Creative Innovation by Design Award recognizes a business for an innovative product or service that demonstrates a creative design solution and has achieved market success. Entries are judged on the quality of their design process and evidence of market success and/or business impact.

Award Criteria:

Must be a profit or nonprofit business located in Sarasota County
A majority of your revenues must come from outside Sarasota County
The specific product or service of the applicant must have been developed in the last 5 years
The product/service must be available in the marketplace and have demonstrated financial success
All application information must be verifiable and accurate
Self nominations are welcome
EDC board members/staff are not eligible for nomination

Application deadline: August 10, 2015
Winners will be announced at the EDC Annual Meeting September 11th

Good luck and thank you for your participation!

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