Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – Mauritius Ministry of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives is set to hold the ‘SME Excellence Award Competition 2019’ this year.
The awards ceremony will be held in collaboration SME Mauritius, with an objective to enhance, promote and compliment Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs) achievements and successful performances.
The competition also aims to promote and develop entrepreneurship, and provide necessary support and assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises in the country.
In a statement released on their official website, Republic of Mauritius, the government said the competition is open to all eligible SMEs and the deadline for entry is 25 April.
“The grand winner of the competition will be awarded a total cash prize of Rs 300 000 and a trophy,” read the statement.
“As regard to the different SMEs categories namely micro, small and medium, the winners, the first runner up and the second runner up will receive a cash prize of Rs 200 000, Rs 100 000 and Rs 50 000 respectively, together with a shield.”
SME Mauritius is a government’s initiative which was founded in 2017 to better support the SMEs. It has been recommended in the 10 year Master Plan for the SME Sector.
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