GREAT BAY:--- The St.Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry is announcing that registration is now officially open for the 2nd Annual Small Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition 2016. This initiative was executed in light of COCI’s Business Program 2015, themed ‘Driving Business Development through Education and Communication’.
Last year, a total of Thirty Six (36) aspiring and existing small entrepreneurs registered for a chance to vie for one of the six (6) categories of prizes; Overall Winner, Best Marketing, Best Brand, Best Pitch, Most likely to Become Successful and Best Business Plan..
Sabrina Vrutaal for Educare Foundation, Nalajsha Agard for Creative Learning, Shawn York for 37 Square Miles SXM Clothing Apparel, Yannick Hodge for H&H General Cleaning and Maintenance N.V. and Shasa Lake of Sweetie Epicurean Icery Pops were the five finalists with the highest overall points.
The Best Marketing, Best Brand and Overall Winner categories were won by Sabrina Vrutaal while the Best Pitch and Most Likely to Succeed categories were won by Nalajsha Agard and Shawn York walked away as winner in the Best Business Plan category.
The Small Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition 2016 contest is designed to stimulate entrepreneurial activity and greater awareness of the resources available to grow entrepreneurs and innovators in St. Maarten. Contestants may enter their small business plan summaries for an opportunity to win a prize. The winners will be announced to the business community at the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce& Industry (COCI) Prize Award ceremony on Friday, August, 20, 2016 in commemoration of World Entrepreneurship Day.
The overall winner will win a grand total of two thousand dollars ($2.000) a value of professional services and office start-up equipment. Other category winners will receive five hundred dollars ($500.00) worth of professional services.
COCI encourages the entire business community to exercise their corporate responsibility by supporting these courageous, young and ambitious entrepreneurs.
Registration forms can be picked up or filled out at the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Business Center, C.A. Cannegieter street 11, Philipsburg. Deadline to submit is no later than Thursday June 30th, 2016. For additional information kindly contact us via telephone number: + 1 721 542 35 90/95/93 or email us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
