The plans will be scrutinised and reduced to a shortlist of finalists, who will then be individually interviewed by a panel of independent business consultants and a winner and two runners-up selected.
The first prize will be a fully configured, light production Canon imageRunner Advance C9070 PRO digital press, which the winner will be able to retain for three years. The second prize will be a 44 inch Canon imagePrograf large format solution, which again the winner will be able to retain for three years. . The third prize comes in the form of bespoke business consultancy, which the first two prize winners will also receive. The total value of the prizes will be in excess of 100,000 Euros. The competition will run from the end of March to the end of July 2010 and the winners will be presented with their prizes at an awards ceremony in Paris in October 2010.
The terms and conditions of the competition and a guide to completing the entry form will also be available via the Canon Ipex 2010 microsite and any entrant requiring clarification on a point may also email their question to Canon at BusinessLeap@canon-europe.com. The decision of the judges is final and Canon will not enter into any correspondence with any entrant over the outcome of the competition.