WCIC calls for applicants for Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2017

The Woman’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC) announced the launch of the ‘Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2017’ awards ceremony and launched the application to apply for the awards, at a press briefing held at Galadari Hotel, on May 15, 2018.

The WCIC is a non-profit organisation that acts as a voice for change and a platform for improving the business environment for remarkable women entrepreneurs. The chamber is headed by Chairperson Chathuri Ranasinghe and this awards ceremony is the biennial flagship event of the WCIC, recognising the outstanding woman entrepreneurs who can change the world.

“Economical empowerment if women in Sri Lanka is our vision. We are the first womenonly chamber to be set up in Sri Lanka, in the year 1985. We act as a powerful voice for change and a platform for improving the business environment for women entrepreneurs,” said Ranasinghe.

“Our chamber is devoted to enable and aspire women entrepreneurs and professionals to overcome obstacles in the path of their focus and development.”

The Woman Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony is designed to recognise and award Gold, Silver and Bronze, for women entrepreneurs in five different categories: Micro Scale Enterprises, Small Scale Enterprises, Medium Scale Enterprises, Large Scale Enterprises and Extra Large Scale Enterprises.

Every applicant is also entitled to be awarded under the main categories: ‘The Woman Entrepreneur of the Year’, ‘The Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ and ‘The Best Start-up of the Year’. A total of 21 women entrepreneurs will carry away 21 awards.

The criteria to be eligible to take part in the awards ceremony require applicants to be the founder/promoter of the business or even a reviver of a closing business. The business has to be in active function for a period of three years and should be registered under the Sri Lankan Business Laws.

The awards ceremony is sponsored by National Savings Bank, Dialog Axiata, Ironone Technologies and Imperial Teas. Applications are available at the Chamber Secretariat and also can be downloaded from the WCIC website www.wcicsl.lk.

The deadline for the submission of applications is June 30, 2018. The awards ceremony is set to take place on August 4, 2018.

From left: Women Entrepreneur Awards Committee Co-chair Renuka Fernando, WCIC Chairperson Chathuri Ranasinghe, WCIC First Vice Chairperson Indrani Fernando and Women Entrepreneur Awards Committee Co-chair Kumari H. Perera Pic by Waruna Wanniarachchi