Following their joint nomination, founders of ICE Malta and directors of NIU Ltd, Matthew Sammut and James Abela, have been titled Malta’s Innovative Entrepreneurs 2013 during last Friday’s Top Entrepreneur Awards at the Westin Dragonara, which has now become a yearly event recognized and celebrated by the local business community.  

Readers of The Economic Update had the opportunity to vote for their preferred nominee online accounting to 50% of the total vote while a panel of acclaimed judges and distinguished individuals from the local business community were asked to analysis the business performance of each respective nominee and forward their recommendation and vote. This year’s edition of the awards, included a number of established business personalities from various fields including property, ICT, fashion, HR consultancy, entertainment amongst other business segments.

 ‘Strategy, innovation and diversification are the golden rules to achieving business success not only in Malta but also on an international basis. We are proud of our achievements to date and will continue to work with our dedicated and dynamic team to attain further success not just for our companies but also for our islands – our ultimate aim will remain to continue to position the Maltese island’s as a true hub of ICT excellence’ James Abela explained. ‘This award is certainly a milestone for the ICE Malta and NIU team and we considerate it to be an inspiration and a driving force to future accomplishments, we are committed to continue to be leaders in the ICT education arena and give students the study experience they are entitled to. Well done to all the nominees who are really and truly a motivating collection of some of the finest entrepreneurial success stories to date’ Matthew Sammut concluded.