Dubai SME supports FinanceME Business Vision Awards 2016

08/10/2015 07:45 AST

FinanceME is pleased to announce its exclusive partnership with Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, for the FinanceME Business Vision Awards 2016. Dubai SME focuses on supporting and mentoring local SMEs and developing initiatives and programmes for entrepreneurship development. Dubai SMEs objectives of promoting and supporting SMEs is in perfect synergy with FinanceME’s mission of empowering the UAEs SME business vision.

“Dubai SME is delighted to be partners with the FinanceME Business Vision Awards 2016 as we are keen to encourage active partners in the ecosystem who support SMEs and entrepreneurs in Dubai. Dubai has a lot of success stories, particularly SME businesses, that deserve to be recognised and the Awards present an opportunity to highlight their accomplishments and Dubai’s position as the best place to start and grow businesses,” said Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Dubai SME.

The FinanceME Business Vision Awards 2016 are designed to empower and reward SMEs that have proven themselves and added to the economy, either ethically, financially or in terms of their hiring procedures. These Awards aim to reward individuals, start-ups, franchises and business with up to 250 employees or $68 million turn over per year, for their contribution to the region.

“CPI Financial, as publisher of Finance ME is delighted to announce that Dubai SME is partnering with our inaugural Business Vision Awards. Our ‘Vision’ is in tune with Dubai SME’s long-term focus on fostering innovation and leadership among entrepreneurs and in the SME sector at large. Together we aim to reward outstanding performance among SMEs and to encourage those who are developing today the economic prosperity of tomorrow,” said Robin Amlôt, CEO, CPI Financial

Our Awards for SMEs will be judged by a panel of carefully selected independent judges, while our awards for SME supplier businesses will be judged in an online voting process open to all SMEs.

According to Dubai SME, SMEs today represent 95 per cent of all firms registered in Dubai, 42 per cent of the labour force and 40 per cent of the emirate’s GDP, meaning that the support and promotion of the SME sector is vital to the growing economy in the Emirate.

CPI Financial