The final countdown has begun for The Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship's 'People's Choice Award' online poll as voting remains open until 1pm on Saturday (February 21).

The category has so far received 4,000 online votes for the 20 award semi-finalists, Tamkeen said in a statement, reported the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

The interactive element allows the public to choose their winners simply by clicking on their candidate of choice on the official awards website www.BahrainAE.com

The semi-finalists as listed on the website are: Bayanat DMC, Namaste, Sugar & Lace and Wood Jewelry for Micro-Enterprise of the Year; Amina Gallery, EAT, Obai & Hill and Startup Bahrain for Startup of the Year; Creative Style, Designer Shaik, Ideas Information Technology and Maya La Chocolaterie for Enterprise of the Year (SMEs); 2Connect, Abdulla Ahmed Nass & Sons Company, Dadabhai Travel & Tours and KMC Holding for Enterprise of the Year (Large Companies); and Almoayyed Contracting Group, BMMI, Reef Arabia and The K Hotel for the Sustainable Business Award.

Winners in each award category have the chance to further sustain their businesses and grow for the future, as some of the prizes include enrollment in development programmes; startup funding capital; business coaching; business incubators and accelerators; growth plan development in addition to training and certification.

Final category winners will be announced on the date of the official ceremony for the Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship next month.

The award has been launched with the partnership of Tamkeen, EDB, BDB, and Knowledge advisors BCCI, UNIDO, EY Bahrain and the Industry and Commerce Ministry. - TradeArabia News Service