{"id":17753,"date":"2022-10-20T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T05:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressionumea.se\/?p=17753"},"modified":"2023-08-03T22:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:06:58","slug":"you-can-now-nominate-for-the-new-umeagalan-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressionumea.se\/en\/nu-kan-du-nominera-till-umeagalans-nya-pris\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominate for Cultural and Creative Business of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until 31 October, you can nominate your favourite for the Ume\u00e5galan prize for cultural and creative company of the year, awarded by eXpression Ume\u00e5 in cooperation with the Ume\u00e5 Creative Industry Association.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cultural and creative industries contribute strongly to the region's attractiveness and are leading the transformation towards a more sustainable society. Therefore, it feels particularly important to highlight companies that have distinguished themselves in various ways in the development of new innovative services, products or business models,\" says Barbro Renkel<\/strong>, CEO of eXpression Ume\u00e5, who also leads the jury.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Until 31 October, anyone can nominate their favourite for the award. You can nominate via the Ume\u00e5galan website. A jury will then select the winner, who will be announced during the Ume\u00e5galan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barbro Renkel, eXpression Ume\u00e5's CEO, leads the jury work. Photo: Bea Holmberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Cultural and Creative Business of the Year Award is designed to recognise companies that use cultural or other creative processes as a business idea or as their raw material. The award category is open to both new and established companies or networks of companies in the sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the fact that the nominees must meet the basic criteria of the Ume\u00e5galan, the jury looks more closely at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n