Share Proudly! will soon be shining its spotlight on the winners of two awards to be announced later this year:
In conjunction with the news organization Irish Independent and Enterprise Ireland, a government agency for indigenous business, Ireland’s Ulster Bank Corporate Markets is seeking nominations for its 15th annual Business Achievers Awards. Beginning with provincial rewards and advancing to national recognition, the awards honor the best businesses and entrepreneurs in seven noble categories: environmental/sustainability; community/social entrepreneurship; ethnic entrepreneurship; business going international; family-run business; one-to-watch award; and best business start-up. The national finalist earns a broad education program at the Harvard University Business School, advertising in the Irish Independent worth €50,000, and a two-year membership in the Institute of Directors, the representative body of senior, strategic business professionals in the Emerald Isle. Provincial winners earn entry into the national stage of the competition, coverage in the Irish Independent, and a profile page of the website for the awards. Nominees will be unveiled in the late fall of 2008.
At the 18th World Economic Forum on Africa, five finalists were nominated for the 2008 Social Entrepreneur Award for South Africa. On behalf of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Ernst & Young, the awards recognize individuals whose sustainable and innovative enterprises have made a significant impact in unemployment, education, and health. The Schwab Foundation will announce the award winner at the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Award ceremony in November 2008.
