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PYA Ballard Innovation Award
November 29, 2020 | Tom Ballard

Exciting News From PYA and an Opportunity for Regional Emerging Innovative Companies

PYA Announces the Ballard Innovation Award

The Ballard Innovation Award competition gives emerging companies the opportunity to compete for a $50,000 investment of capital and in-kind services to support their emerging, innovative ideas.

The Ballard Innovation Award competition is open to any early-stage company in the East Tennessee area that has established a “proof of concept” with accompanying revenue. Applicants must be able to present a business plan to optimize existing business operations by reducing costs, increasing revenues, and/or gaining new efficiencies, while demonstrating clear innovations to improve the business and empower the consumer.

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