| By Dk Maznah Pg
Badarudin
The LiveWIRE Awards 2002, the
Business Awards Competition for young people in Brunei
Darussalam, reach a climax on the evening of Saturday, 8
February 2003.
The ceremony will be held at
the Empire Hotel and Country Club where Prince Abdul Qawi, the
Executive Vice Chairman of QAF Brunei Sdn Bhd is expected to
present the awards.
Cash prizes of more than
$30,000 and an incentive tour are up for grabs for the two
categories and the winners will only be known that night. Four
finalists from Category A which is the business plan awards
category and another four for Category B, the business start up
awards category, made it to the final.
Category A for participants
under 31 years of age as on 31 December 2002, is further divided
into four sub-categories;
A1. Upper Secondary
A2. Institutions of Higher Learning
A3. LiveWIRE course participants
A4. Open Category
Category B participants had to
have their business running for more than six months but less
than five years and they must also be below 31 years old when
they started their businesses. An SME Special Award in a form of
a plaque will also be presented. This is an award for an SME
that is deemed to be very successful during its five years
operations.
The competition, organised by
LiveWIRE-Brunei and co-sponsored by Brunei Shell Petroleum Co
Sdn Bhd and HSBC, attracted nearly 40 entries in both
categories.
According to LiveWire Brunei,
the response was very good compared to the first time the
competition was held which attracted more than ten entries. The
awards closing date was extended for two weeks from 31 October
2002 as some of the participants were students and needed time
to prepare for their examinations then.
Judging for the entries was
done last month with interviews for category A and site visits
to the business premises of the participants for category B. The
LiveWIRE Awards are designed to recognise and reward young
people who are successful in a business activity and to promote
them as role models for other young people.
The competition is an integral
part of the LiveWIRE programmes around the world. This is the
second time such a competition is held in Brunei Darussalam, the
first was held in 2001.
Further details on LiveWire-Brunei
can be found at www.livewire-brunei.com.
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