Letters

After covering the front page of the Gulf Weekly in last week’s edition, Clean Up Bahrain has received multiple emails from several interested parties within the country and also within the region.

Our feature last week has helped increase our audience and has led to an increase in awareness of pollution problems within Bahrain. We aim to strike partnerships with many companies in Bahrain within the next few weeks and hopefully this will continue to grow our organisation and will lead to a stronger fight against pollution within Bahrain. Thanks again for featuring this project and to Kristian Harrison for the excellent write-up!

Ahmed Khan, founder www.cleanupbahrain.org

Registration for the third edition of the Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship has begun and the organising committee is accepting nominations in six award categories namely Micro Enterprise of the Year, Start-up of the Year, SME of the Year, Sustainability in Business Award, Enterprise of the Year with International Footprint and Female Entrepreneur of the Year.

A seventh category, the Lifetime Achievement Award, will be granted in honour of entrepreneurs who have demonstrated an exemplary track record of performance in business. The list of awards includes BD10,000 for the Micro-Enterprise of the Year winner and participation in UNIDO’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme; BD20,000 for the StartUp of the Year Award winner and space in the agricultural growth accelerator if applicable along with BD30,000 for the SME of the Year Award, support in the development of a growth plan and investment promotion through UNIDO.

The Enterprise of the Year with an International Footprint recipient will receive BD40,000, while the Sustainability in Business Award recipient will obtain BD30,000, followed with BD20,000 for the Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner.

Information on the Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship, including the detailed eligibility criteria, evaluation criteria, and application forms are available on the Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship Website at www.BahrainAE. com.

Enterprises need to apply directly by visiting the ‘Register’ link, and Enterprises can be nominated for an award through the Nomination Form available at the website. Once nominated, the nominee will receive an e-Invite, inviting them to submit an application for the award category chosen by the nominator. It is not necessary for enterprises or entrepreneurs to be nominated to apply for an award.

The award is being organised by Tamkeen in association with the Economic Development Board, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Bahrain Development Bank, Bahrain Chamber of Industry and Commerce, as well as the Arab International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Investment – Office of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) for Investment and Technology in Bahrain, and EY Bahrain.

To register visit www.bahrainae.com or find out more through its social media channels Twitter, Instagram and Facebook via @bahrainae.

Representative from the organizing committee, By email.