The names of the winners of the first regional award "Entrepreneur of the City" have become known

The ceremony was attended by Omsk Region Governor Alexander Burkov, Vice Mayor Oleg Zaremba, Economy Minister Anna Negoduiko and Omsk businessmen.

The award ceremony for the winners of the Entrepreneur of the City award was held in the studio of Channel 12. The event could be watched online – for those who could not attend and wanted to support the nominees, a live broadcast was organized on the VKontakte social network. The winners were determined on the eve of the award on February 10 at a meeting of the Supervisory Board.

The event was attended by Governor of the Omsk Region Alexander Burkov, Deputy Mayor of Omsk Oleg Zaremba, Minister of Economy of the Omsk Region Anna Negoduiko, as well as major Omsk businessmen - Alexander Antropenko, Managing Director of Osnovy Holding, Igor Znamenskikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sladonezh Group of Companies, Alexander Trippel, CEO of Planeta Center, Gennady Fridman, founder of the F-Consulting Group, Siberian Cellular Communications, and the Euromed clinic network, Yuri Chashchin, co-founder of Siberian Proviant, Viktor Shkurenko, CEO of the Shkurenko Trading House, and the award nominees.

The decision to establish the first regional award for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as the self-employed, was jointly made by the My Business Center in Omsk, the Omsk branch of Sberbank and the Omsk regional branch of OPORA RUSSIA with the support of the Omsk Region Government as part of the national project "Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurship and Support for Entrepreneurial Initiative." The prize fund of the award amounted to more than 700 thousand rubles.

Governor Alexander Burkov recalled that the sphere of small and medium-sized businesses is represented by almost 180,000 residents of Omsk, this sector of the economy accounts for a significant share of tax deductions to the budget.  Even in a difficult situation due to the pandemic, the business has not only survived, but also continues to move forward.

"Despite the pandemic, restrictive measures and tax incentives provided for businesses, budget revenues have practically not decreased in 2020. This shows that business is alive today, it is developing and stable," said Governor Alexander Burkov, anticipating the announcement of the winners' names. "And this award is aimed at showing bright entrepreneurs who have been able to keep their business alive and develop it," Alexander Burkov, Governor of the Omsk Region, said from the stage.

Experts and mentors for the award nominees were experienced businessmen who are ready to share their experience with colleagues, are not afraid to raise competitors, realizing that this will benefit the region's economy. Alexander Burkov considers this an example of the patriotic attitude of business leaders to their land. The head of the region gave a parting message to young entrepreneurs – do not stop developing.

"To succeed in business, you cannot stop. It's like riding a bicycle: to move, you have to pedal all the time," said Alexander Burkov.

The head of the region presented the award to the winner in the nomination "Environment & Social entrepreneur of the City".

Anna Negoduiko, Minister of Economy of the Omsk region, who presented the statuette in the nomination "Digital Entrepreneur of the City", stressed that Omsk IT companies are considered one of the best not only in the region, but also successfully compete in Russian and foreign markets.

"Today, I think anyone understands that digital transformation is not just a beautiful phrase, but in fact an already recognized necessity, thanks to which a business can remain modern, competitive and move forward. Our IT entrepreneurs are without exaggeration the best not only in Omsk, but also in the country, and many competitors in the global market," said Anna Negoduiko.

Business is one of the most important potentials and resources for the development of the region, says the partner of the Award, the head of the Omsk branch of Sberbank.

"Entrepreneurship is as important a resource for the region as minerals. It is business that can launch new productions, create jobs, pay salaries and taxes, thereby developing the community in which we live. We must protect this potential and take care of it. Entrepreneur of the City was initiated precisely in order to support Omsk entrepreneurs who work hard," said Sergey Konovalov, manager of the Omsk branch of Sberbank.

As noted in the Omsk center "My Business", in a month and a half, almost 500 applications were received from self-employed entrepreneurs from Omsk and the regions of the region. The most popular nominations were for participants developing their businesses in the social and environmental fields, as well as for entrepreneurs from the creative industry, that is, those involved in design, advertising, photography and other creative projects. A large number of applications were received in free nominations, as a result, after careful analysis, the organizers decided to establish two additional ones: in the field of trade and production.

7 nominees were awarded at the ceremony, and two were additionally encouraged in special nominations. Evgeny Galt, founder of the Russian-Israeli Center for Physical Rehabilitation and sports medicine "Ezramed Clinic", became the winner in the nomination Environment & Social entrepreneur of the City, established for entrepreneurs whose business develops in the social or environmental sphere. Elena Korenevskaya, head of the Business Assets Tax Consulting Center, received a statuette as the "Online Entrepreneur of the City." Vladimir Kochnev, director of the trade and production company "KUZNITSA", engaged in artistic forging, became the winner in the nomination "Creative entrepreneur of the city". Alyona Petrashevskaya, the owner of the FOCUS optical space, is recognized as the "Startup of the City." Andrey Galaev, owner of the Osminog project business automation studio, was awarded the nomination "Digital Entrepreneur of the City" (a nomination for those who implement innovative projects in various fields and develop computer software). Roman Belov, head of the SKY PRINT printing house, was recognized as the "Entrepreneur of the city in the field of trade." Natalia Sheikina, head of production of repair kits for PlasticAuto cars, was awarded the nomination "Manufacturer of the City".

In a separate nomination "National Hero", the winner of the vote on the entrepreneurship city website received a gift.Russian Federation Yana Cheremisina, owner of the Tsarevna children's clothing store. The prize from Radio Siberia in the special nomination "Business with a Siberian character" was awarded to Tatiana Khalina, Sibitea company.

The organizers also decided not to leave two active participants in the popular vote without gifts - Yana Semenova, the owner of the Shop Da Anna showroom chain, and Lyubov Trubacheva, the head of the Vershina children's center.

All the winners received the main prize of the Award - a meeting with Vera Garmash, a top manager of the largest Russian IT company 2GIS in early March. In addition, the winners can now choose any of the members of the Supervisory Board*, the largest Omsk businessmen, as mentors.

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The selection of the Award winners was two-step: from all the applicants, the Expert Council, which included the ambassadors of the My Business Center, entrepreneurs, heads of business support infrastructure organizations, and representatives of business associations, selected three entrepreneurs in each of the nominations, thus forming a shortlist.

Entrepreneurs were assessed according to several criteria – the rate of revenue growth over the past 3 years, the share of tax deductions, the annual increase in the average monthly salary of employees and the growth in the number of employees, the availability of a social package for employees and other parameters, including social orientation - charity, sponsorship and other activity of entrepreneurs. As a result, on February 5, a shortlist of 21 nominees for the award was determined.

The names of the winners were determined by the members of the Supervisory Board on the eve of the ceremony, on February 10.

*The Supervisory Board includes Alexander Antropenko, Managing Director of Osnovy Holding, Igor Znamenskikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sladonezh Group of Companies, Alexander Trippel, CEO of Planeta Center, Gennady Fridman, founder of the F-Consulting Group, Siberian Cellular Communications, and the Euromed clinic network. "Siberian Provisions" Yuri Chashchin, General Director of "Trading House Shkurenko" Viktor Shkurenko.

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