Finalists for NBR Audacious awards announced

Finalists of the much anticipated NBR Online Audacious Challenge Top 40 with ANZ were announced last night to an audience of students, academics and the business community at the University of Otago.

A record 237 entries were received this year with ideas submitted by students from the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic. Just 40 of the ideas were selected as finalists, each taking away a prize of $500.

The NBR Online Audacious Challenge Top 40 with ANZ finalists are:
Michael Murchison, AOSIP.com - Aggregated, Online, Social, Investment Platform
Illeyah Draunidalo, Little Bag
Kristin Borley, Breezy Body Blower
Jessie McKay, Captain Carrot
Jessica Laurent, Chameleon
Sharon Cunningham, Cheeky Moo!
Joshua Jeffery, Click
Lisa van Rens, Compact-A-Room
Shanaya Allan & Jason Galbraith, Connecting Creatives
Clay Caird, Creative Hype! Innovative Promotions
David Wilson, Drone Part II
Ben Neynens, DuraMaps
Josephine Leong, E.I.P.S. Electronic Information and Pricing System
Ryan Everton, Epictus Ltd Learning Factory
Danielle Boyte, Fall Contact
Rimu Boddy & Jeff Hardisty, Fishermens Network Technology
Sholto Lee, Home Gardening System
Josh Tabak, Innovative Pest Control Traps
Clement Tan, Javve
Arjun Haszard, Jollyboy Coffee-Based Liqueurs
Matthew Gray, Kiwi Koasters
Chirag Ahuja, Makemytrip
Gillian McCarthy, Ruth Elliott & Oliver Bridgman, myMum
William Horton & Julien Van Mellaerts, Namida Wasabi Spirit
Tom Latty, Scott Thomas, Francisco Sousa, Arjun Haszard & Anthony Yardley, NZLender.co.nz
Chirag Ahuja, Pay Social
Emma Pollitt, Pharmacy Vending Machine
Gillian McCarthy, Planters
Sam Shallard, Police Database
Kevin Smith, Record Suite
Deliya Handisides, Recyclable Hospital Gowns
Laura Ferguson, RENTABLES.CO.NZ
Maree Casey, Sensory Community
Stephen Pronk, The Archiver
Mason Griffiths, The Big Easy
Laraine Johnstone, The Bobbin Alert
Grant Elley, The Great Kiwi Pub Co.
Alex Dong, Trunk.ly
Asta Smither, UrbanBUS
Julio Munoz, www.languageclub.com

These 40 ideas will be further developed in the second stage of the competition starting in August, with prizes to the value of over $40,000 to go towards students starting their own business.

NBR Audacious is supported by the Dunedin City Council, the University of Otago School of Business and Otago Polytechnic Platinum sponsor the National Business Review and Gold Sponsors WHK and ANZ.