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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>The revenue generated by EYA\u2019s 85 winners amounts to E71 million, with over 400 jobs created.<\/b><\/p>\n

This was shared by the Small Enterprises Development Company (SEDCO) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Khethiwe Mhlanga, yesterday. She was speaking during the official launch of the 17th edition of the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (EYA) at the Hilton Garden Inn. Mhlanga disclosed that over E750 000 had been disbursed to previous EYA winners since its formation, excluding the price of the motor vehicles awarded.<\/p>\n

Employed<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cStatistics of the past few years indicate that there have been 85 winners who have employed an estimated 460 employees and a collective turnover of approximately E71 million. The competition has further disbursed cash prizes to the tune of E769 000 to winners, excluding the three motor vehicles that were awarded to the three overall winners,\u201d mentioned the CEO.<\/p>\n

Mhlanga said SEDCO was pleased to have hosted the Entrepreneur of the Year awards for the past 16 years. She expressed SEDCO\u2019s appreciation for the support received from the government, especially the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade and FNB Eswatini.<\/p>\n

It was outlined that there would be regional winners in this year\u2019s contest, which will be held regionally before culminating in the national event to be held at a date yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to scale-up our effort so that our society continues to benefit from such initiatives as EYA,\u201d Mhlanga added. The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade, Manqoba Khumalo, said through these awards, they aimed to uncover exceptional businesses that had demonstrated outstanding leadership and innovativeness in their business ventures.<\/p>\n

Discouraging<\/b><\/p>\n

He said the country had a high unemployment rate, which currently stands at 33.3 per cent, and it was also discouraging that the worst affected group was the youth, with about 60 per cent of them without jobs. The winners of the last edition of the awards were Mashayinkonjane Investments, who were awarded a brand new Toyota bakkie worth E300 000, which had been set as the grand prize for the 2019 awards. The competition saw over 180 entrants as the number of entrants doubled from those of the previous year.<\/p>\n

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