{"id":50079,"date":"2025-07-03T08:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=50079"},"modified":"2025-07-03T08:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:28:52","slug":"national-business-support-award-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/national-business-support-award-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"National Business Support Award 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Malta nominates two initiatives for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards;<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">one entity received the National Honorary Mention Certificate A ceremony for the National Business Support Award was held this morning, honouring entities and initiatives that are making a significant contribution to the development of businesses in Malta.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The ceremony was attended by the Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects, Silvio Schembri, who said that over the past twelve years, the Government has remained committed to continuing to be of assistance to businesses, especially when they themselves face challenges.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">He explained that regulations should not continue to increase the administrative burden, but should be designed in an intelligent manner, with the aim of reducing bureaucracy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">\u201cTogether with businesses, as a Government we have built a strong economy, a sustainable economy and an innovative economy,\u201d said Minister Schembri.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">He said that in ten years the increase in the economy has grown significantly, so much so that from \u20ac7 billion, it has now grown to \u20ac24 billion.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">This puts us in a position for our country to take the next step with more ambition, this is reflected in the Malta 2050 Vision, with specific targets to be achieved by 2035. The Selection Committee, for the National Business Support Award, has chosen the European Services in Malta and Tech.mt Foundation, which achieved the highest points, to represent our country at the European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2025, which will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark later this year.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">It was also announced that the Migrant Women Association has received the National Honorary Mention Certificate.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">This year the development in the number of applicants testifies to the growth in the country\u2019s economic activity, with a constant increase in production year after year.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> The government organisations chose to give the monetary prize they won to the NGOs: Puttinu Cares Foundation, Equal Partners Foundation and the Malta Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (MSPCA).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">P<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">hoto: MEEP<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_50079\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"50079\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malta nominates two initiatives for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards; one entity received the National Honorary Mention Certificate A ceremony for the National Business Support Award was held this morning, honouring entities and initiatives that are making a significant contribution to the development of businesses in Malta. 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