The Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Catalonia (AIJEC) has opened this Monday the period to present candidacies for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The deadline for submitting applications will be open until July 27 and, unlike other years, the delivery gala will not be held in the summer and is postponed until the fall due to the covid health crisis. 19. The format of the event will be adapted to the health reality at that time.
For Ruben Sans, president of AIJEC, this year “more than ever” an award like this makes sense. “The crisis generated by Covid-19 has caused us businessmen to work harder than ever to move our companies forward and in this context we believe it is important that this work be recognized.”
The awards, which this year reach their 27th edition, recognize the work, effort and perseverance of young Catalan entrepreneurs capable of generating jobs and promoting business projects. In addition to the Young Entrepreneur Award, which seeks the young entrepreneur who best represents the new visions and values of the business world, the AIJEC also awards the Recognition for the Best Business Initiative, which recognizes the most innovative business idea with future prospects.
Who can apply for the Young Entrepreneur Award?
All those entrepreneurs of Spanish nationality or foreign residents in Catalonia, who are between 18 and 41 years old and carry out their business activity in the territory, are eligible for the award. Among all the applicants, AIJEC will choose three finalists and the winner will be chosen by a jury made up of representatives of the main public and private institutions in the country that work in favor of the company, as well as several media outlets.
Entrepreneurs who want to participate must fill out the form that they will find on the website of the AIJEC Young Entrepreneur Award www.premijoveempresari.cat.
The benchmark awards for entrepreneurship in Catalonia
In addition to the Young Entrepreneur Award and the Recognition for the Best Business Initiative, this year the Association of Young Entrepreneurs will award three other awards: the Recognition for the Best Business Career, which is given to an experienced entrepreneur and an already consolidated business project; the Recognition of Business Linguistic Quality, for a positive promotion of the use of the Catalan language in the company as a tool for qualitative improvement and the Recognition of the Social Entrepreneur.