Deadline nears for award nomination

Deadline nears for award nomination

Manama: The organizing committee of the Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship announced that the deadline is closing fast for registration and nomination of Bahraini companies interested to take part in the award’s second edition, held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Economic Development Board chairman.

“The deadline for submission of registrations and nominations is imminent. We urge all Bahraini companies to participate in this extraordinary venture, and seize this rare opportunity to win valuable incentives and prizes that will definitely propel their businesses to new levels of growth, and place them in spotlight as the next generation of Bahraini entrepreneurs set to make unique contributions to the kingdom,” the awards project manager Faisal Sultan said.

Deadline for registration and nomination for individuals and companies is December 31. A financial support package ranging from BD20,000 to BD50,000 awaits the winners, with provisions for growth programmes and business mentoring in alliance with the award’s strategic partners such as the Economic Development Board, Bahrain Development Bank and the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with knowledge advisers led by the Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry, EY Bahrain and UNIDO AICEI.

The Award categories include:  Microenterprise of the Year, Start-up of the Year, SME of the Year, Sustainable Business Award, Enterprise of the Year with International Footprint, Female Entrepreneur of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award, the latter to be granted in honor of entrepreneurs who have demonstrated an exemplary track record of performance in business.

Winner of the Micro-Enterprise of the Year award will receive Customized Enterprise Support up to BD20,000 towards the acquisition of machinery and equipment, the Start-up of the Year winner will receive support up to BD40,000, prize for SME of the Year includes support up to BD40,000, Enterprise of the Year with International Footprint winner will receive support up to BD50,000, the winner for Sustainable Business Award will receive support up to BD30,000, the Female Entrepreneur of the Year winner will receive support up to BD40,000 and the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award will receive a trophy.

The Awards’ eligibility and evaluation criteria, and application forms are available on the website at www.BahrainAE.com, on which enterprises can also apply directly in the ‘Apply Now’ link.

For more details, visit www.bahrainae.com or social media channels Twitter, Instagram and Facebook via @bahrainae.

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