Europe’s 12 best businesses are celebrating after being named winners in the 2015-16 European Business Awards, sponsored by RSM.
The winners included Aerogen (Ireland), RSM Entrepreneur of the Year Award; Clio Online (Denmark), Business of the Year Award with Turnover of €0-25m; Grup Ametlle (Spain), Business of the Year Award with Turnover of €26-150m; and Figeac Aero (France), Business of the Year Award with Turnover of €150m or higher.
The winning businesses were chosen after a 16-month competition, which this year engaged with over 32,000 businesses and generated over 227,000 votes from across the globe in its public vote.
Six Maltese firms competed in the awards – 2xSoftware, AquaBioTech Group, B2B Gaming Services Ltd, BRND WGN Co Ltd, Medserv plc and OzoSystem Ltd who were crowned national champions for Malta.
The 11 category winners went through a process of written submissions, video entry judging and face-to-face interviews, and were shortlisted as one of 678 national champions and 110 Ruban d’Honneur recipients before reaching the final.
All EU markets were represented in addition to Turkey, Norway, Switzerland, Serbia and Macedonia. Their combined revenue exceeded €1.2 trillion, employing over 2.5 million people.
Supported since their inception by lead sponsor and promoter RSM, the awards are now in their 10th year. Additional sponsors and partners include UK Trade and Investment, Elite and PR Newswire.
Zest Malta digital conference powered by Melita Business
Melita Business is sponsoring Zest Malta 2016 – the digital conference of the year, organised by the Malta Communications Authority in collaboration with Takoff Business Incubator tomorrow and on Tuesday.
The two-day conference and networking event will bring together start-up companies, innovators and successful digital entrepreneurs to discuss how digital businesses are breaking borders, transcending traditional boundaries and geopolitical limitations.
Through this sponsorship, Zest will be powered by Melita’s high-speed broadband WiFi, made available for free to all the registered delegates at the conference.