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The EDC of Sarasota County and Ringling College of Art and Design are pleased to collaborate for the Fifth Annual Ringling College Innovation by Creative Design Award.This 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.Qualifications for nominations are as follows:
- Self-nominations are welcome.
- Nominated organization must be a profit or nonprofit business or organization located in Sarasota County.
- A majority of revenues must come from outside Sarasota County.
- The specific product or service of the applicant must have been developed in the last five years.
- The product or service must be available in the marketplace and have demonstrated financial success.
- EDC board members/staff are not eligible for nomination.
- All application information must be verifiable and accurate.
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