Lebanon Opportunities awards to promote business innovation

The monthly business magazine, Lebanon Opportunities, organized last week its annual conference under the headline, ‘Innovation in Entrepreneurship’, which also saw the distribution of 8 prizes to distinguished entrepreneurships. The general manager of the mother company Info Pro, Ramzi Hafez, pointed out that the event seeks to communicate success stories pertaining to Lebanese establishments to other institutions, which is the aim of Lebanon Opportunities since its launching in 2003 . The winners for the category of small enterprises are: Mangomolo, a live streaming and VOD (video on demand) platform provider for broadcasters; for the category of entrepreneurship training: The Lebanese British Center for Technological Exchange; for hospitality: Beyt guesthouse; the product of the year: Atelier Assal; the trademark of the year: Beirut Beer; publicity campaigns: Byblos Bank; General services: the Real Estate Survey. As for public institutions, the winner this year was: EDZ (Electricite de Za7leh), 24 hour electricity provider since 2015. In the same vein, Hafez revealed the setting up of the Green Business Club to motivate companies to observe ecological and environmental standards. The announcement coincided with the accession of some 400 businesses to the so-called ‘Green Document’ launched by Lebanon Opportunities back in 2011. (L’Orient Le Jour, October 20, 2016)