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AWARDS BRIEF

The Nokia Mobile Entrepreneur Award is a nationwide campaign that aims to:

1. Recognize local Filipino entrepreneurs who utilize mobile technology;
2. Encourage the use of mobile technology in entrepreneurship; and
3. Provide an incentive for local entrepreneurs to utilize mobile technology.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To be eligible, the candidate should the meet the following requirements:

1. A Filipino citizen and at least 16 years of age;
2. An entrepreneur engaged in a business, for at least a year;
3. The candidate’s company must have a business license to operate and must utilize legal mobile services;
4. The company must utilize Nokia products/services and other mobile services as the primary component of their business – e.g., phone sharing (graphics, photos, MMS, wi-fi usage, sales and/or logistics functions).
5. The candidate must be able to show increase in business (i.e. sales or coverage) and must be willing to submit audited reports for evaluation.
6. Employees and officers of Nokia, Go Negosyo and sponsors are not eligible to participate in the Award.

Awards Criteria

Innovations employed/ Creative use of mobile service 40%

Extent of usage of mobile service to total business 25%

Impact of the usage of mobile service on the business revenue 25%

Quality of customer interaction/service 10%

Contest Process

1. Candidates must submit their entries on or before April 14, 2008 and must comply with the nomination process.
2. The Screening Committee will examine the performance of all the nominees based on the criteria and will select the top 12 nominees.
3. The 12 nominees will then be required to make themselves available for further assessment/visit and validation of their business.

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3. These 12 nominees will then be evaluated until April 28, 2008 based on the awards criteria.
4. Six (6) semi-finalists will converge in Manila for the interview and final evaluation by the Award Judging Panel on May 5, 2008.
5. The selection and announcement of the Nokia Mobile Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the 1st Runner-up is on May 6, 2008.

Submission of Entries

1. Business owners can nominate themselves.
2. Candidates must completely fill out the participation form and enclose the necessary supporting documents. Supporting documents must include:
   1. A one-page personal bio-data sheet on the candidate
   2. Audited Financial Statements of the most recent financial year
   3. Certificate of Business Registration
   4. Entry must include three customer references
3. Candidates must submit and attach an essay, not exceeding 1,200 words and written in English, describing the type of business he or she is engaged in and the importance of mobile services to his or her business (i.e., what are these services, how are they using and how these services have helped their business).
4. The participation form, essay, and all supporting documents should be sent to the Screening Committee c/o Go-Negosyo at 5/F RFM Corporate Center, Pioneer cor. Sheridan Sts, Mandaluyong City, not later than March 31, 2008.

Entries may also be submitted via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or through fax at (+632) 6377873 (Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship - Go Negosyo). Deadline is on April 14, 2008.

For further inquiries, please contact PCE-GoNegosyo at (+632) 6379229, (+63919)6857079, (+63917)5149598 and (+63922)4424234.