Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies

Georgia's Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies Award

See the next wave of our state's industry innovators, as TAG showcases this year's "Georgia Top 40 Innovative Companies."  Witness innovation transformed into action as it is happening right here. Be the first to discover who is awarded the highly coveted recognition of "Top 10" in all of Georgia, as chosen companies are given the opportunity to introduce their innovations to over 800 attendees.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2009

          Click here to Apply  or copy the url into your web broswer

  http://www.tagonline.org/tagtop40application.php

To hear from the Top 10 and to see the Top 40, attend the Georgia Technology Summit on March 3, 2009!

CRITERIA

Application Deadline: February 1, 2009

Apply here http://www.tagonline.org/tagtop40application.php

The "Top 40" will be awarded based on specific criteria including; degree of innovation, scope and financial impact of innovation, likelihood of success, and promotion of Georgia's innovative efforts nationally and internationally. Eligible companies will be Georgia based, and be viewed as "technology" focused (in other words the companies primary focus would be the development and dissemination of technology).

From the "Top 40", the Selection Committee will also choose the Top 10 Most Innovative technology companies, which will present to the Summit’s 700+ attendees at the event. The "Top 40" companies will participate in an exhibition at the Summit, expected to draw the State's technology leaders.

Click here to view a list of the Top 40 judges.

Top 40 Participation Levels

If you are selected as a winner of the Top 40 competition, you will be asked, promptly after you are notified, to select your level of participation and to submit payment to TAG.

The Levels of Participation are:

Premier. Only Five Top 40 winners may participate at the a Premier Level. This includes: prime space on the Exhibit floor and a table at the Summit for 10 (a $1,500 value) for attendees in a prime location, at a cost of $2,500. Appropriate attribution will be included at the event.

Standard. Thirty winners may participate at the Standard Level for $1,000. This includes: space on the Exhibit floor and two seats at the event. The winner may choose, at its option, a half table of 5 for an additional $200 ($1,200 total) or a whole table of 10 for an additional $500 ($1,500 total).

Scholarship. Up to five qualifying winners will receive an exemption from paying the $1,000 participation fee, based solely on financial need. A winner’s qualification for a scholarship will be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. Only winners who (i) have received an aggregate of less than $250,000 in financing and (ii) have FY 2007 revenue of less than $1,000,000 will be eligible for a scholarship. This includes space on the Exhibit floor and two seats to the Summit. Your scholarship request will be kept totally confidential.

All winners of the Top 40 competition will be offered a chance to vie for the Top 10.