BARENTS ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2010

AIM

Barents Reunion is a non-profit organisation based on a donation by IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad in connection with the opening of the Haparanda/Tornio IKEA store in 2007. Its aim is to encourage entrepreneurship, trade and cross-border contacts in the Barents Region. Two Barents Reunion forums have been conducted so far. The next one will be on 16-17 June 2010.
To celebrate the increasing importance of this forum and in order to put an even clearer focus on entreprneurship, Barents Reunion has instituted an award for excellence in this field: BARENTS ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR.

CRITERIA

·  The nominee must be an active entrepreneur living and working in the Barents Region.
·  The nominee must in some way make use of the advantages of the region, including cross-border contacts.
· The nominee must have been active for at least three years and during this period showed inventiveness and true entrepreneurship.
·  The nominee can serve as a good example for other entrepreneurs.

WHO CAN NOMINATE

· A person, a company or an organisation active in the Barents region can nominate a candidate as Entrepreneur of the Year.
· An entrepreneur can also nominate herself or himself, on condition that another person or organisation is willing to support the nomination.

HOW TO NOMINATE

· The nomination is made by filling in the form (see the link below), including a motivation of not more than a thousand characters.
· Preference will be given to entrepreneurs within the theme of the current year. For 2010 the theme is ventures within tourism and creativity.

AWARD CEREMONY

· The Winner will be presented during the 2010 Barents Reunion i Haparanda/Tornio and receive a diploma and the sum of €5 000 from IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad.
· The Winner will also be requested to offer his services as a mentor for another entrepreneur during the coming year.

DEADLINE

The nomination period closes on April 30 2010.

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Senast uppdaterad: 2010-05-26

Barents Reunion, c/o Merja Pikkuaho, 953 85 Haparanda, Phone:+46 (0)922-150 00, E-mail: merja.pikkuaho@haparanda.se