Sanlam and Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year ® Competition

Initiated in 1989 by Business Partners, this annual Entrepreneur of the Year ® award aims to give recognition to the vision, innovation, perseverance, drive and commitment of the individuals who run successful small and medium enterprises.

The competition with Sanlam as main sponsor is open to all SME owners in South Africa who fit the criteria.

The three award categories, with R20 000 prize money each, are: Emerging Entrepreneur (business younger than three years old), a Small Business Entrepreneur (turnover up to R20 million) and a Medium Business Entrepreneur (turnover greater than R20 million, but less than R200 million). 2011 sees the first Innovator Award, as well as a special award for "Job Creator of the Year".

The category winners are:
Elian Wienar (Emerging Business category) from Epic Communications

Lennin Marule (Small Business category) from Marule Family Trust

Troy Carelse (Medium Business) from Foaming Concepts (PTY) Ltd

Special Awards
Innovator Award: Elian Wienar - from Epic Communications 
Job Creator Award: Pierre Conradie  from  Alpha Group

Entrepreneur of the Year: Marc Sternberg from Spark ATM Systems

The overall winner of the Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year ® 2011 , received R100 000 in cash, the opportunity to attend an international conference or trade show, as well as extensive exposure in the public domain to get the sales rolling in.

Contact Business Partners at 011 713 6600 for more information or visit the Entrepreneur of the Year ® website: http://www.eoy.co.za/ for more details.

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