20 companies had been nominated for the Smart Entrepreneurship Competition in the framework of the 19th EBN Congress which took place in Burgos on last 30 June.  Six out of these were awarded on the 2nd of July  by the newly elected President of EBN, Mr. Joe Greaney and in the presence of the Mayor of Burgos – Mr. Aparicio; the President of Junta Castilla y Leon, the President of Caja de Burgos, Mr Jean-François Aguinaga from DG Entreprise – European Commission.

The 20 companies had to showcase their experience during workshops dedicated to Business, Digital, Collaborative, Socially Responsible and Total Services models.  The jury made of 2 experts in each of these fields rated their presentation on criteria such as:  relevance to the topic, uniqueness of the business concept, entrepreneurial dynamics of the management team, innovation potential, business development potential, and use of BIC assistance.  The vote of the attendees was counting for 50 percent of the final score.

And the winners are …

Overall Winner
	Neuron BPh, supported by BIC Granada – Spain Neuron was awarded the EUPIC prize to help them internationalize and enter the Chinese market with the support of the BIC of Chengdu - EUPIC. The day before being awarded in Burgos Neuron had just been admitted in the Spanish Stock Market (Mercado Alternativo Bursatil) of Madrid in the growth companies sector. Neuron BPh, is the 7th company integrating the MAB and the first Biotech company in the alternative market.
Collaborative Models Winner
	Jamendo supported by Technoport - CRP Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
Digital Models Winner
	Feedzai supported by Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, Portugal
Total Services Models Winner
	ENControl supported by BIC Plzen, Czech Republic
Socially Responsible Models Winner
	Prebia  supported by CEEI Talavera de la Reina-Toledo, Spain
Business Models Winner
	Yoomi  Feed me Bottles - supported by Knowledge Dock, East London, United Kingdom

Thanks to a partnership with the World Bank InfoDev Incubatorqs Programme (Washington DC), two special awards were granted to two "Small but global" entrepreneurs":

	Recycla Chile, Santiago, Chile
	Broker Inc, Macedonia (FYROM)

This award competition was very intense and EBN also congratulates the other finalists for their performance ... and their fair-play.

See also news related to the 20 finalists here .