Sarawak State Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2018 open for nominations

KUCHING: Nominations are now open for the Sarawak State Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (EOYS) organised by the Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Sarawak (MIED) in association with Sarawak Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) as well as Ernst & Young.

First launched in 2004, this prestigious awards program is held annually to honour and acknowledge exceptional entrepreneurial talent and leadership.

Up to 2017, 50 entrepreneurs from all over Sarawak have been given this recognition, of which in 2017, the recipients of the Master Entrepreneur category were Dr Gregory Hii Sui Cheng, Datuk Nelson Balang Rining, Datuk Chew Chiaw Han and Francis Yong Piaw Soon.

The EOYS aims to recognise the best in business in Sarawak, specifically the prime movers that drive the State’s path towards economic growth and high income State 2030; recognise the success of up and coming entrepreneurs, who through their ingenuity, ideas, resourcefulness, commitment and hard work, have built their businesses which contributed to the growth of our State’s economy; and encourage the growth of small and medium scale industries in Sarawak.

Emphasis will primarily be on the individual’s attributes over the company’s and in general, cover amongst others, demonstration of outstanding leadership – vision, dedication as well as intelligent risk taking; company milestones with consideration of industry obstacles and each entrepreneur’s ability to overcome adversity; corporate culture, values and incentives; financial performance and growth record; and social responsibilities, reputation and contribution to the community that demonstrate the characteristics of a good model corporate citizen.

The categories include Emerging Entrepreneur ( business is between two to five years old or entrepreneur is aged 35 or under at the time of close of nomination), Master Entrepreneur (maintained management excellence over a sustained period, business founded more than five years ago) and Outstanding Entrepreneur (Outside Sarawak) whereby entrepreneurs are running a successful business in Malaysia or overseas.

The EOYS provides opportunities for networking and accessing valuable media coverage, raising personal and company profile.

For instance, the EOYS Adjudicating Committee has nominated recipients of the EOYS Awards to represent Sarawak state at the Malaysia Ernst & Young EOY Awards.

The nominated State representative has access to a range of events to help the nominee’s company achieve its potential as well as the opportunity to join a group of illustrious alumni.

Nominations for the EOYS can be submitted to SCCI through business associations or individuals, no later than August 30, 2018. This awards program will be presented at the forthcoming SCCI 67th annual dinner to be held in November 2018.

For further enquiries, contact the SCCI Secretariat at 082-237148 or admin@scci.org.my.