{"id":43632,"date":"2023-10-20T15:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/finalists-unveiled-for-250k-game-on-comp-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:30:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:30:01","slug":"finalists-unveiled-for-250k-game-on-comp-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/finalists-unveiled-for-250k-game-on-comp-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalists unveiled for $250k Game On comp – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business management software company Greentree International has unveiled the finalists of its Game On competition, which will see 10 Australian companies compete for a $250,000 prize. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The competition, open to Australian SMEs, will see one company walk away with $250,000 worth of business management software, cloud hosting and implementation hand-holding.<\/p>\n

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Competition entrants were asked to describe their business pain points, the day-to-day problems confronted by their business, and how their growth plans are hindered by inadequate systems.<\/p>\n

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The company with the most persuasive case will win the award.<\/p>\n

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Greentree International chief executive Peter Dickinson says the competition attracted entries \u201cfrom companies with turnovers ranging from $1 million to more than $100 million\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere are many super businesses out there that could perform so much better if they had the right management software,\u201d Dickinson says.<\/p>\n

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According to Dickinson, Australian businesses are not the only ones held back by inadequate management systems, citing a research paper published by the University of California.<\/p>\n

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The paper, titled Building sustainable high growth start-up companies: Management systems as an accelerator<\/i>, highlights the extent of the problem in the United States.<\/p>\n

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According to the paper\u2019s authors, start-up companies often fail to meet the expectations of their founders and investors due to their failure to adopt the right management systems and processes.<\/p>\n

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Dickinson says the winner of the Game On competition will be decided by a panel of judges and public votes, and will be announced in December.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhile [the finalists\u2019] work is hugely diverse, they share many common issues,\u201d Dickinson says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019re running outdated, non-integrated systems, they want better visibility of their performance, and are confident they can grow even stronger with better computing power.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cGreentree implementation and cloud partners will work with the winner to ensure seamless implementation and staff training. The prize will transform the winning company.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The 10 finalists are:<\/p>\n