[company_age]22.0[/company_age][employees]2-10 employees[/employees][description]Start Cup Veneto (SCV) is a business plan competition that has been running since 2002. It is organized by the Universities of Padua, Verona, and IUAV, and is supported by Crédit Agricole Italia. The competition is open to anyone with an innovative business idea, and offers a variety of prizes, including cash awards, to the winners. In addition to the competition, Start Cup Veneto also offers a variety of training and networking opportunities for participants. The competition is divided into two stages: a preliminary phase and two stages, followed by (for winners) participation in the National Innovation Award - PNI. SCV is unique in its focus on promoting entrepreneurship as a means to valorize knowledge generated by academic research and to express the talent and creativity of human capital formed in the universities of the region. It targets individuals and groups with innovative ideas in any economic sector who aspire to establish a business. SCV stands out for its comprehensive approach, providing financial, logistical, and organizational support, as well as training opportunities, professional networking events, and dissemination of entrepreneurial culture.[/description][ps]Business plan competition, training, networking opportunities, dissemination of entrepreneurial culture.[/ps]