Standard Chartered NewBiz Business Women Summit and Awards 2021
New Business Age Pvt Ltd, the publishers of New Business Age monthly magazine and Aarthik Abhiyan National Daily, has concluded the NewBiz Business Women Summit and Awards on January 29, 2021. In the event, which was originally scheduled for March last year and was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, working and entrepreneurial women of Nepal were honoured in various categories selected by independent panels of jury for their excellence in respective areas.
The event comprised of two parts; the first part of the programme was completed last year but the final part was postponed due to the pandemic. Under the first part, full day training programmmes for business women from different parts of the country were organised on entrepreneurship and financial literacy at ten different centres of the country – Biratnagar, Birtamode, Birgunj, Janakpur, Hetauda, Narayangarh, Butwal, Surkhet, Dhangadhi and Pokhara. The programmes were participated by about 2,000 people.
In these programmes the women entrepreneurs also had opportunity to interact with the representatives of various banks and financial institutions operating in those locations, the representatives of the regulating authorities concerned with business sectors and representatives of local government bodies. These programmes were highly successful based on the feedback the participants shared.
The second and final part of the event, which was held at Radisson Hotel Kathmandu, comprised of two parts. Under the first part of the final programme, Women’s Summit was held in which leading business women and professionals from various sectors participated in a panel discussion titled ‘Promoting Women Entreprenuership: Policies and Practices’ with another part being the awards distribution ceremony.
Standard Chartered Bank Nepal was Title Sponsor of the programme. The programme, which was held in association with Muktinath Bikas Bank, had Star Hospital as Medical Partner. The event had Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Federation of Women Entrepreneurs’ Association of Nepal (FWEAN) and Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) as Associate Partners. Likewise, Nimbus Group (Byanjan), Sitaram Gokul Milks, Progressive Finance, Reliable Life Insurance, General Insurance, Merigold Jewellers and Agni Group also supported the event. Also supporting were the 10 district chambers of commerce and industry. DishHome was the official TV platform of the event.
Award Categories
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR
CHARISMATIC BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR
EMERGING ENTERPRISING WOMEN OF THE YEAR (SEVEN PROVINCES)
WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Winners
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