2008 – ITCAN received SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE AWARD
ITCAN wins Spirit of Enterprise Awards 2008.
Sprit of Enterprise Award aims to promote and advances entrepreneurial spirit in Singapore by honouring local self reliant entrepreneurs.
The Spirit of Enterprise is a private non-profit organization, approved institution of a public charter.
Is presented to enterprising and promising individuals and is based on voting from all over the worlds, there were total 49000 votes casted.
Recommended by the Board of Governors and voted as especially inspiration to fellow Singaporeans.
Presented by Mr. Lee Yi Shayn –Minister of State for Trade and Industry.
The Spirit of Enterprise Award is an annual award that recognizes the entrepreneurial spirit in Singapore by honouring local self-reliant entrepreneurs operating small and medium businesses. This year, we are pleased to announce 144 Nominees from various industries, including the health, retail, hotel & entertainment, food & beverage, publishing, industrial, banking & finance, services, manufacturing, software, biotech, education, trading, shipping & transport, property & architecture, insurance and IT industries. You can view their stories at http://www.soe.org.sg/files/nominees2008.php.
From 144 nominees, 43 will be selected this year. The 43 selected represent the cream of the crop of entrepreneurs who have shown resilience and tenacity in building up their respective businesses. An award dinner in October 2008 was graced by Guest of Honor Mr. Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State of Trade and Industry, Minister in charge of Entrepreneurship and Chairman (ACE), will formally recognize the winning entrepreneurs.
They were interviewed by students from the following schools : National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Hwa Chong Institution, The Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) as well as Nanyang Polytechnic.
AWARD DATE : 10th OCTOBER 2008
AWARD VENUE : PAN PACIFIC SINGAPORE
GUEST OF HONOUR : Mr LEE YI SHYAN – MINISTER OF TRADE & INDUSTRY
