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Sport me up
From this site you will find the specific participation criteria and competition rules.
Before participating, please familiarize yourself with the competition rules, participation guidelines, and evaluation criteria.
Competition rules
Purpose of the Competition:
Sport Me Up is a business idea competition held from April 1 to 30, 2025, aimed at seeking new business ideas to promote physical activity and well-being in the Mehtimäki area. The competition is open to individuals, students, entrepreneurs, and sports clubs.
The competition seeks new business ideas and innovations that can lead to new or developing business activities in the fields of well-being and physical activity. The business idea submitted must support the development of business in the Mehtimäki area. Your idea can be:
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a service that can be provided in Mehtimäki
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a service concept that, for example, enhances the area’s event offerings
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a product that serves the area’s users
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another innovation
Evaluation Criteria
After the competition period ends, the jury will evaluate the business ideas based on the following criteria:
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Innovation and Creativity – How new and unique is the idea?
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Practical Feasibility – Can the idea be realistically implemented?
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Market Potential – Does the idea have the potential to grow into a profitable business in Mehtimäki?
Confidentiality & Intellectual Property
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All submitted ideas will be treated confidentially at all stages of the competition.
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The competition jury will not share participants’ personal or business idea details outside the jury.
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The winning idea and its creator will be publicly announced.
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Participants retain ownership of their business ideas and intellectual property.
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Participants are responsible for any necessary intellectual property protections (e.g., patents).
Participation criteria and terms
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You can participate individually or as a team.
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Each participant can submit up to three ideas.
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AI tools can be used for brainstorming, but the submitted idea must be the participant’s own original work.
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Participation requires filling out and submitting the application form between April 1 and April 30, 2025.
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Participants can attach files to their business idea presentation. The allowed file formats are: Excel (.xls, .xlsx, .csv), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), Word documents (.doc, .docx), PDF (.pdf), other text files (.txt, .rtf, .log), image files (.jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .png), audio (.mp3, .wav), video (.mkv, .mp4, .mpeg, .avi, .mov), and compressed files (.zip, .rar).
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The competition can be entered in Finnish or English.
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The business idea must comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Jury & Decision-making
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Members of the competition jury or their family members are not allowed to participate in the competition.
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The organizers of the competition reserve the right to withhold awarding the prize if the jury believes that the participants' business ideas do not meet the evaluation criteria.
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The decisions of the competition jury are final and cannot be appealed.
Other terms
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The Mehtimäki Wellbeing and Sports Testing Center – New Business, Services, and Entrepreneurship Project and Business Joensuu are not responsible if the participant infringes on someone else's intellectual property rights.
How to Enter the Competition?
Welcome to the Sport Me Up Business Idea Competition! Before participating, please familiarize yourself with the competition rules, participation guidelines, and evaluation criteria. The competition is open to individuals, students, entrepreneurs, and sports clubs with an innovative business idea to promote sports and well-being in Mehtimäki.
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Fill out the application form
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Access the competition form via this link: https://link.webropol.com/s/kilpailulomakesportmeup
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The form can be filled out in Finnish or English.
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Important: The Webropol form does not save responses automatically. Ensure you save your responses before closing the form. If writing longer descriptions, draft them in a separate document and copy them into the form.
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Provide your personal details.
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Describe your business idea.
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Attach any optional supporting documents. Accepted file formats: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, PDF, text files, images, audio, video, and compressed files.
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Submit your idea
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Once you're ready, submit the form.
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The form cannot be edited after submission.
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You can submit up to three ideas.
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Winner Announcement
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The winner will be announced and awarded during Week 22 in May 2025!
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The best business idea will receive a €3,500 cash prize.
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Competition Timeline
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Competition period: April 1–30, 2025
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All ideas submitted by April 30, 2025, will be considered.
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The jury will evaluate the ideas in May.
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The best business idea will be announced and awarded in June 2025!
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Competition Language
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The application form can be filled out in Finnish or English.
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Additional information
Additional information about the Sport Me Up business idea competition from the Mehtimäki Wellbeing and Sports Testing Center and Helmi Kortetmaa, an expert in sports business at the Sports Institute of Eastern Finland.
050 306 0637