HNB Assurance renews Gold partnership with FCCISL’s “Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year 2011”

HNB Assurance PLC, a leading insurance provider of the country affirmed its partnership with the “Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year 2011”, the premier entrepreneurship awards ceremony for the second consecutive year as the Gold Partner for Young Entrepreneur category at the launch of its 16th Annual Awards recently at the Auditorium of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL).

The Entrepreneur Awards organised by the FCCISL celebrate and recognise the rising entrepreneurial spirit of the country under the theme of “Rising above the Rest” and is held regionally and nationally. The Grand National ceremony will be held on 23 November 2011 in Colombo.

The event is widely perceived as the single most significant national event that has contributed to uplift the local SME sector.  The annual awards ceremony provides a platform for the country’s small and medium scale enterprising business community to demonstrate its successful contribution to the country’s socio-economic development for the year in review. Many of its past winners were owners of small scale business ventures, who have moved onto becoming well reputed, leading business men and women of the country. Some of their outstanding business performances have put Sri Lanka’s name at the topmost positions in the global business map.   The Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year Awards salute all such dedicated, committed and courageous entrepreneurs of the country who have boldly overcome many obstacles and challenges that came in their path to success.  

Applications are now being invited from all suitable entrepreneurs of agribusiness, industry, services and trading sectors drawn from small, medium, large and extra large categories of business based on their investments.  The applications can be obtained from the FCCISL Secretariat and Provincial and District Chambers of Commerce located island-wide.  They can also be downloaded from www.fccisl.lk website. Further information could be obtained from Niflan on 077 109 2953 as well.