UPDATE Please click here for the Awards winners. You can also check our coverage here

Innovation. Ambition. Determination.

The ability to dream, do, stumble, fall, rise up, dust off defeat, and go for it again.


This is your story and we’ll make sure the world hears it.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have it tough, balancing between limited resources and making investments to grow their business. Highlighting key business issues for SMEs since its launch in 2005, SME Advisor is the leading regional magazine catering to this fast-growing and increasingly important segment.

The SME Advisor Stars of Business Awards are back in 2011 to encourage regional businesses and best practice.



What to expect

There are awards, and then there are “The Awards”. These will be the latter. Have a look at our glamorous awards last year - click here, with the who’s who of the business community turning up to celebrate achievers.

• Evening event, close to 1,000 attendees, networking over refreshments, followed by a gala dinner, classy entertainment acts throughout the evening, glamour, achievers, and much more

• High-profile event, on a grand scale, promoted extensively

• Attendees include SMEs, as well as senior government officials and business leaders

• Tie-up with mainstream media to promote the awards

• A panel of industry leaders as judges

• Achievements in various categories, based on business functions and industry verticals

• Excellent opportunity for business networking

• High-visibility branding opportunities for sponsors

• We will also value-add to the awards by conducting a separate forum on the same date – where we bring SMEs, SME stakeholders, and advisors together for mentoring and best practices. (Watch this space for Forum updates.)