SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE ANNOUNCES SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2006 HONOUREES

Spirit of Enterprise (SOE), the non-profit body that promotes and advances entrepreneurial spirit in Singapore, today unveiled the honourees of this years Spirit of Enterprise Awards. Selected by the SOE Board of Governors, with assistance from the general public who voted for their favourite entrepreneurs online from a list of 200 nominees between August and September this year, a total of 41 finalists will be honoured at the awards ceremony on October 23 at The Grand Copthorne Waterfront.
Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Minister in charge of Entrepreneurship and Chairman of the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) will grace the awards ceremony as guest-of-honour.
The 41 honourees of Spirit of Enterprise Awards 2006 are:
 Dr. Dennis Wee Chuan Peng, Dennis Wee Realty Pte Ltd
 Mr. Ow Soon Pooh, 1A Crispy Puffs Pte Ltd
 Mr. Kenny toh Sheng Liang, Gone Fishing
 Mr. Caleb Chan Poh Leng, Edu21 Consultants
 Mr. Wee Kien Meng, Magicians Network (Singapore)
 Ms. Justina Lee Siow Wei, DeCharacter Image Pte Ltd
 Mr. David Seow Chin Kok, Locust Pte Ltd
 Mrs. Cecilia Lim CMuee, Mu_ee
 Mr. Tan Hock Guan, The Mind Caf Pte Ltd
 Mr. Felix Yeo, Skateline Pte Ltd
 Ms. Diane Tonge Chin Fen, Jitterbugs Swingapore
 Mr. Wee Eng Guan, Inspiration Design Pte Ltd
 Mr. Arvind Agarwalla, Fact Software International Pte Ltd
 Mr. Alvin Giam, pilates bodyworks
 Mr. Tony Seow, Purple Sage Pte Ltd
 Mr. Rashmi Gogna, Pure Earth Pte Ltd
 Mr. Woon Tek Seng, Killiney Kopitiam
 Mr. Sean Christopher Wong Foo Wah, IGs Heaven
 Mdm Sim Sin Sin, Secret Recipe Caf Pte Ltd
 Ms. Dilys Yong Mee Hiong, HQ Link Pte Ltd
 Ms. Samuelina Wan, Moms in Mind
 Ms. Lydia Teo, Mums Kitchen Catering Services
 Mdm Siew Yok Yee, The Art of Seduction
 Mdm Wong Sek Fong, Rieme Hair and Beauty Training Centre Pte Ltd
 Ms. Carolyn Teo, Kinetic Interactive Pte Ltd
 Mr. Andrew Kwan, Globamatrix Holdings Pte Ltd
 Ms. Celene Lim, Asia PR Werkz Pte Ltd
 Ms. Teo Ling Ling, Nordic Flow Control Pte Ltd
 Mr. David Tay, Venture Creations
 Mr. Lim Der Shing, JobsFactory Pte Ltd
 Mr. Syed Ibrahim B. Haja Mohideen, One Heart Beat Percussions
 Mr. Saumil Nanavati, Sydus Pte Ltd
 Mr. Saxone Woon, Immortal The Design Station Pte Ltd
 Mr. Rovin Wong, Cover Looks Holdings Pte L:td
 Mr. Sebastian J Muthu, Cornucopiae
 Mr. Darren Ho Kum Wei, Virtual Pro Shop
 Mr. BanY.J, Stikfas Pte Ltd
 Mr. Tan Lay Thiam, SmartLab Education Centre Pte Ltd
 Mr. Tan Tze Heng, 323 Communications
 Mr. Jason Ang Kian You, Akyweb.com Pte Ltd
 Mr. Terence Lim, DTM Communications Pte Ltd
Close to 40,000 votes were received from the general public this year when the online voting system closed on September 15. Each voter was allowed to vote for a minimum of five nominees and a maximum of 41 nominees.
The number of votes received for the nominees was influential to the SOE Board of Governors in deciding who the final 41 honourees would be. The honourees were also selected based on other judging criteria, including growth potential and the inspiration behind the business.
We were able to come to a conclusion of who these 41 finalists would be thanks to the strong participation and support received from the public this year, commented Richard Eu, Chairman of SOE. These honourees are an inspiration to all of us, and we look forward to recognising their hard work and enterprising spirit at the awards ceremony.
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About Spirit of Enterprise
Spirit of Enterprise (SOE), an Institute of Public Charter, promotes and advances entrepreneurial spirit in Singapore by honouring local self-reliant entrepreneurs operating small and medium-sized businesses, and serves to inspire Singaporeans, especially the young, to become entrepreneurs by facilitating interaction, communication and knowledge dissemination between students, the entrepreneurs and the general public. Its key programmes include Spirit of Enterprise Awards, Student-Entrepreneur Programme, and SOE Books on Entrepreneurship distributed free to local university and polytechnic business school courses.
SOE is funded by the private sector and its board of governors which consists of established entrepreneurs, corporate senior management, students, public service and political leaders. For more information, please visit www.soe.org.sg.