About MIA

The Merseyside Innovation Awards recognise and reward companies and individuals in Merseyside who use innovation as a means of growth and profitability. The aim is to help them with the process of turning great ideas into great businesses, and to contribute towards the economic development of Merseyside.

Established since 1996 the awards have gone from strength to strength. They have been driven by a group of 12 locally based sponsoring organisations, which offer support to the entrants turning their ideas into growing businesses. It is estimated that over 500 companies have participated to date.

Brian McCann, Chair of the sponsor panel and founder of Vanguard Corporate Finance, says “The awards have shown what a fertile breeding ground we have for new business ideas. The sponsors have enjoyed working with a wide range of entrants in the past. The next few months will be an exciting time as we examine all the entries and select the shortlist. I would urge anyone with a great idea or product to fill in an application form and see what happens.”

Please visit the News Updates section to find out about the annual finalists and monthly winners.