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聯邦快遞公司（紐約所代碼：FDX）的子公司和全球的快遞運輸公司聯邦快遞今天宣布了歐洲小型企業資助競賽的 15 名決賽入圍者。

從醫療技術到可持續面料，入圍者被認為是歐洲創新性和熱情的小型企業。該競賽提供了近 250,000 歐元的總贈款池，以幫助這些公司成長并實現其雄心壯志。決賽選手的完整名單是：

　　該比賽作為單一的泛歐比賽進行。參賽作品面向 16 個歐洲國家/地區員工人數不超過 50 人的營利性小企業開放。15 名決賽入圍者現在將角逐大獎（50,000 歐元）或三項評委選擇獎之一：數字獎、可持續發展和創新策劃人（每人 15,000 歐元）。

　　聯邦快遞還很高興地宣布，人民選擇獎公眾現已開始。所有未入圍的公司都有資格被公眾選出，有機會在他們的國家贏得人民選擇獎，另外還有 15 名獲獎者將獲得 10,000 歐元的獎金。

　　FedEx Express 國際副總裁兼小型企業贈款競賽評審團成員之一海倫娜·詹森 (Helena Jansson) 表示：“小型企業贈款競賽的主題是小公司做大事，今年的參賽作品并沒有讓人失望。我們已經看到了一些非常令人印象深刻的想法，陪審團將在未來幾周內完成工作，以確定一個有價值的獲勝者?！?/p>

　　Sifted 的創新編輯 Maija Palmer：“這場比賽真正展示了歐洲所能提供的的東西，并強調了為什么小企業是我們歐洲經濟的支柱。恭喜所有入圍者；從數字先驅到創新者和可持續發展，今年提交的標準非常高！

　　For the first time, the competition is running as a single pan-European contest. Entries were open to for-profit small businesses with 50 employees or fewer across 16 European countries. The 15 finalists will now compete for the Grand Prize (€50,000) or one of the three Judges Choice Awards: Digital Excellence, Sustainability Champion, and Innovation Mastermind (€15,000 each).

FedEx is also happy to announce that the People’s Choice Awards public voting is now open. All non-finalist companies are eligible to be voted for by the public for the chance to win the People’s Choice Award in their country, leading to 15 additional winners who will receive €10,000 each.

　　Helena Jansson, SVP Finance International, FedEx Express and one of the Small Business Grant Competition jury members, said: “The Small Business Grant Competition is all about small companies doing big things, and this year’s entries have not disappointed. We’ve seen some very impressive ideas and the jury has its work cut out in the coming weeks to identify a worthy winner.”

　　Maija Palmer, Innovation Editor at Sifted: “This competition really showcases the best Europe has to offer and underlines why small businesses are the backbone of our European economy. Congratulations to all the finalists; from digital pioneers to innovators and sustainability leaders, the standard of submissions this year has been exceptionally high!”

　The jury, consisting of Jansson, Palmer, and Karen Reddington, Regional President of FedEx Express Europe, will now convene and select the winners of the Grand Prize and the three Judges Choice Awards. These winners, as well as the winners of the People’s Choice Awards, will be announced on 26 January 2022. To find out more and to access the public voting, visit:

　　Established in the U.S. in 2012, the FedEx Small Business Grant Competition continues to expand year over year around the world. In Europe, the competition was first launched in 2016 in three countries, building to five countries by 2019. Now, for the first time, it has launched in 16 countries across Europe to provide more opportunities for small companies who show passion and innovation in the region