The regional stage of the Business Success contest will be held in Irkutsk, which honors not only successful companies but also prominent entrepreneurs whose stories are shared across the country. Participants will have 9 categories, a business program, exchange of experience, and an introduction to support measures for small and medium businesses, and participation remains free. The results will be announced on June 28 at IrGTU, after which the winners will go to the final in Moscow.
As Eduard Yarotsky reported, “Business Success” is the first competition whose winners are not just successful companies. “First and foremost, they are bright and charismatic entrepreneurs whose success stories the organizers broadcast across the entire country. Among the goals of the competition are promoting entrepreneurship, awarding and identifying the best businesspeople, and improving the effectiveness of local self-government bodies in supporting small and medium-sized businesses,” he noted.Over two years, 10,000 entrepreneurs have taken part in the competition, and 20 regions of the country have joined it.
The competition has 9 categories: best startup, socially responsible entrepreneur, best innovative project, project in the manufacturing sector, IT project, project in trade, agricultural production, a youth student award in the field of entrepreneurship, as well as the best project financed under the financial support program implemented by MSP Bank.
In addition to recognizing the winners, the regional competition also includes a business program. Participants in the final conference will have the opportunity to exchange experience, learn about support programs of the administration of the city of Irkutsk and the Government of the Irkutsk Region, and speak with representatives of Russian banks and other non-profit organizations. In particular, as Alexey Almukhamedov noted, the amount of subsidies provided from the city budget to representatives of small and medium-sized businesses has doubled this year. The organizers emphasize that any entrepreneur can take part in the final conference. Participation in the competition is free of charge; only online registration is required. More detailed information is available on the website www. opora-forum.ru/irkutsk/.
The results of the regional stage will be announced on June 28 at the “Business Success” conference at IrSTU. The winners will take part in the final stage of the competition, which will be held in Moscow.
Based on materials from the press service of the administration of the city of Irkutsk