Tuesday, December 21, 2010

FYROM: Entrepreneurs of the year 2010 announced at ceremony

Macedonia's Association of Chambers of Commerce announced Monday the best entrepreneurs for 2010 in the categories of micro and small enterprises. In the category micro enterprises, entrepreneur of the year is Filip Arsov - owner of Synapse Digital Agency, while Ivica Lukanoski, who owns a private dental office, came second. In the category small enterprises, the top prize was awarded to Zoran Mirsinov, manager in Veles-based Mirana food enterprise, and Bojan Panovski - a manager in Forca sports center in Skopje - was second.

The selection was made out of 142 micro and small enterprises that have made growth in terms of personnel, revenues, profit and investments between 2007 and 2009. Minister of Economy Fatmir Besimi at Monday's awards ceremony said that micro, small and medium enterprises were an important sector in Macedonia's economy. "Figures from 2009 compared to 2008 show that small and medium enterprises are making headway, which is an encouragement for our economy. In the future, this sector will be of great importance for Macedonia's economy," Besimi said.

"Entrepreneur of the Year" manifestation is organised four years in a row by the Association of Chambers of Commerce, Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development - CEED Macedonia, Macedonian Development Foundation for Support of Entrepreneurship, Chambers of Commerce of Northeastern Macedonia with support provided by the Economy Ministry. Last year in Macedonia, 44,567 micro, 16,179 small and 516 medium enterprises were registered, according to data of the Central Register. 

News source: EMG.rs link: article

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