Applications Invited for Chinnikrishnan Innovation Awards 2020

About the Organization:

CavinKare continuously engages in initiatives that they trust and believes would make the world a better place to live in. CavinKare’s focus with regards to CSR initiatives revolves around caring for disabled persons of the society and recognising small time entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and concepts.a

Chinnikrishnan Innovation Awards

Since its inception in the year 2011, the CavinKare-MMA Chinnikrishnan Innovation Awards have stood out in its steadfast support of innovative ventures promoted by small-scale enterprises and business people.

The 9th edition in the series will honor entrepreneurs who embody the ’dreamer,’ ’innovator,’ and ’ideator’ qualities of the late Shri. R. Chinnikrishnan (father of C.K Ranganathan, Chairman & Managing Director, CavinKare Pvt Ltd).

The Award honours innovative entrepreneurs based on the innovation’s uniqueness, its benefit to people, and ability to be scalable. The award commemorates the memory of Late R Chinnikrishnan, widely regarded as the Father of the Sachet Revolution.

GREAT IDEAS come when you least expect it to come. They don’t happen when you want them to happen. However, we believe that you can set yourself and your environment up to be ready for your next big idea which will impact the world. Yes, there is a structured approach to innovation howsoever oxymoronic it might sound.

“Great Ideas” deliver high impact innovation. So this year too, in addition to honouring three innovators, the CavinKare-MMA Chinnikrishnan Innovation Awards 2020 will also be presented to a Great Idea.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Nominee should be a citizen of India.
• The registered office of the company, firm or individual should be in Tamil Nadu or Pondicherry.
• Only small-scale enterprises with an annual turnover, not exceeding Rs.25 crores for the year 2018-19 will be eligible. The turnover criteria are not applicable to the nominees under Great Ideas category.
• This is an application process based award. Aspirants must submit an entry form available online or through a mail.
• Aspirants or nominees in the respective category must send a brief write-up in not more than 300 words –” How your Business is innovative/different” or “Why My Idea is Great!”.

What are they looking for in awardees?

The selection will depend on three primary criteria:

1. Innovations Category

• Uniqueness – The product or service must be the first of its kind
• Benefit to people – It should benefit the end consumers in a real-time scenario
• Scalability – The product or service must be capable of being scalable within a reasonable time

2. Great Ideas Category

• Uniqueness – A Great Idea, which can become a business opportunity
• Benefit to people – It should benefit the end consumers in a real-time scenario
• Scalability – The idea, when implemented, is capable of being scalable within a reasonable time

Award Ceremony: The 9th edition of CavinKare – MMA Chinnikrishnan Innovation Awards will be presented on Wednesday, 23rd September 2020 at 6.00pm.

Deadline: 10th July 2020

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