The Arena Le Palio in Boulazac-Isle-Manoire hosted the award ceremony on Tuesday, November 5. Neo Aquitaines Economy Prize which reward local businesses.
On this occasion, the President of Grand Périgueux, Jacques Auzouaccompanied by the deputy director general of Greater Périgueux in charge of attractiveness Éric Delmas presented the Toog company with the Start Up prize.
The opportunity for the agglomeration to present some of its actions in favor of the economy and innovation with the tools that are the Cap@cités business incubator and the Digital Valley
“Toog is a company that was welcomed and followed at the Cap@cités business incubator launched by my predecessor. It was a success that we wanted to perpetuate by installing it in the Aliénor premises with offices, shared spaces and support for business creation”, Jacques Auzou, President of Grand Périgueux.
Created in 2021 by Benjamin Gueroui, Dream is an application allowing its users to take advantage of good deals by booking leisure activities (sport, fun activities, culture, well-being, etc.) at the last minute and at discounted prices.
A company supported by the Cap@cités Nursery
The Toog company has been supported since November 2021 by the Business incubator of Grand Périgueux Cap@cités and she is domiciled in Cré@vallée. The company has since diversified by offering activities for company employees to create cohesion.
In 2023, Benjamin Guéroui founded the company PlayproManagement software for clients in the leisure, sport, culture and tourism sector.
Toog aims to structure the leisure market by offering them a turnkey solution: management software, reservation calendar and application allowing their customers to book and pay their leisure activities online.
Today Toog has three partners and 20 employees.
“We wanted to go further in supporting innovative companies with the creation of the Digital Valley to help companies go digital,” Éric Delmas, deputy general director of Grand Périgueux in charge of attractiveness.
Five companies rewarded per department
The Neo Aquitaine Economy Awards are organized by South West and the Banque Populaire Center Atlantique. Each year they highlight a company from the territory of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
In each of the twelve departments of the New Aquitaineten companies are selected based on spontaneous applications or on proposals from the economic editorial staff of the Sud Ouest group, the Region or even the Banque Populaire with the agreement of business leaders.
An evening such as that which took place at the Palio is organized in each department to five trophies (Dynamic Prize, Innovation Prize, Start Up Prize, Sustainable Development Prize, Departmental Prize) among the ten companies and select the winner of the regional final which will take place at Bordeaux in the month of February.
And this is the business Bossi Industries which manufactures safety shoes in La Roche-Chalais which will have the honor of representing the Dordogne during the final.
A prize to promote businesses
Each company nominated to participate in the evening benefited from the filming of a film broadcast on TV7, Sud Ouest online and on the website www.prix-eco-neoaquitains.fr.
This film remains at their disposal to promote their business. They thus benefit from media coverage highlighting them and the evening is also a great opportunity to enrich your professional network.
The palmarès
- Departmental price: Bossi industries (manufacture of safety shoes)
- Sustainable Development Award: Fat (manufacture of wood and alfalfa pellets)
- Dynamics price: Cart’Image (cardmaking)
- Heritage Prize: Invelac (printer and binder)
- Prix start up : Dream (last minute leisure booking)
- Audience Award: Relationship (application dedicated to future or young parents)
