Students have the iFactor

Attendees of the B3 lecture series have been busy going head-to-head with their business ideas to win cash prizes in this year’s iFactor awards.

The winning entry came from Smart Wares, a team who came up with the idea of a range of educational toys and products for blind or visually impaired people, as well as general consumers.

As well as scooping up some prize money, Smart Wares will have a 10-minute slot to pitch the concept to a wider audience during Innovation Day, which could include the media, partners and private investors.

Guy Jacobs from Bloofers will present the iFactor 2010 trophy to Roman Latypov, the creator of Smart Wares.

Roman received £2,000 in prize money, followed by £750 for second place, and £500 for third place. Roman will also get up to £1,000 of free consultancy from the Knowledge Hub help him with business formation or with intellectual property protection.