Only a couple of weeks remain for Europe’s most innovative and entrepreneurial businesses, including Malta’s, to enter the 2011 European Business Awards and see their achievements recognised in front of peers, politicians and media across the region. Entries for Europe’s toughest business competition, sponsored by HSBC Commercial Banking, will close at noon 14th April 2011 (see www.businessawardseurope.com for details).
In 2010 the Awards engaged with over 15,000 companies and saw entries from a diverse group of businesses, ranging from fish farming to renewable energy and light aircraft to skincare, with a combined turnover greater than €766 billion Euros (6% of EU GDP) and employing over 3.5 million people.
Due to the quality of the entrants and the rigour of the judging process, only the crème de la crème are selected to become Country Representatives. Of these Country Representatives, 100 finalists are selected to receive a Ruban d’Honneur in each of the Awards’ 10 categories before 10 overall winners earn themselves a prestigious European Business Award, the ultimate honour in European business. The winners of the European Business Awards will be revealed at a premier European location in November 2011 before hundreds of Europe’s senior figures in politics, business and the media.
Adrian Tripp, CEO of the European Business Awards, says, “At the European Business Awards, we aim to honour the leaders in sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation at the absolute cutting edge. We urge every business to enter the competition to gain the recognition that they deserve and to benchmark themselves against the best businesses in Europe. If your business is doing something great, you should shout about it!”
Alan Richards HSBC Bank Malta’s CEO said “We are calling for the best of Maltese businesses to enter 2011’s European Business Awards. It’s a great opportunity for Maltese businesses to benchmark their capabilities against the best Europe has to offer. Malta had a number of successful nominations and Ruban d’Honneur winners in 2010 – companies that demonstrated exceptional growth, value creation, innovation and the ability to thrive in challenging times. I hope we can again demonstrate to the European community that Malta is a centre of business excellence and has companies that compete on the world stage.”
Businesses that want to join the best of European business and would like to register their interest in the awards should make contact with their HSBC Relationship Manager or Business Banking Direct on 2380 8000 or send an email to [email protected] for more details.