2017 JCI Mauritius The Creative Young Entrepreneur Award (CYEA) : The winners awarded

The 2017 JCI Mauritius The Creative Young Entrepreneur Award (CYEA) Awards’ Night was held last Sunday at the Westin Turtle Bay Hotel in Balaclava. A flagship project of the Junior Chamber International Mauritius (JCI), this year’s theme was ‘Entrepreneur of Today...Creator of Tomorrow’.

The Awards’ Night is the culmination of over six months of work and a search in light of recognising the achievements of young creative entrepreneurs in categories ranging from Agriculture to Media & Entertainment, Distribution & Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Products and Technology. For this 2017 edition, Influence Training Centre has been the main sponsor.

Mrs Elizabeth De Marcy Chelin Chabert of In situ Visual Merchandising Company Ltd has been crowned as the 2017 winner of the JCI Mauritius CYEA. Mr Jean-Michael Thierry NADAL of Xworx Ltd and Mr Nishith DALAL of V. Kanhye Health Foods Co Ltd are the first and second runner up respectively.

According to the Project Director of the 2017 JCI Mauritius CYEA, Hanisha Seeboo-Durbarry, entrepreneurs make a difference. “They not only have great ideas, but also the drive to make them a reality. They use their fresh thinking and hard work to create positive social change- bringing new concepts and products to market, and creating jobs and wealth. Entrepreneurs are considered as active citizens because they are ordinary person who do extraordinary things. Innovation is clearly the X factor that will act as a source of competitiveness and economic diversification, hence re-igniting growth and keeping our enterprises relevant in the global marketplace.”

Mrs Elizabeth De Marcy Chelin Chabert : “Being creative is my job”

Elizabeth is the winner of this prestigious award. She is delighted and feels honoured as a young entrepreneur. “Being creative is my job and to be recognised as creative is a sign of good health for my company. We strive to achieve the best for our clients: we accompany them; we share ideas and have a lot of respect for them.” Founded in 2012, In Situ Visual Merchandising operates in the field of professional services. In Situ is a creative agency dedicated to improve brand visibility through visual merchandising, Pop up shops and events. The company aims at creating the perfect setting for its clients to show off different products.

Nishith Dalal : “Receiving your first trophy is special”

Nishith Dalal is the second runner up and feels proud to be recognised for this work. It is his first competition and first award. “Receiving your first trophy is always special. Now I am more confident and will work even harder.”  Nishith is part of the V. Kanhye Health Foods (VKHF) which is a pioneer in growing and processing Moringa at commercial scale in Mauritius. Their activities involve the plantation and harvest of moringa which is processed to make moringa powder and infusion.  As their future plan, they are looking forward for exportation and bring forward other innovative products.

Nadal Jean Michael Thierry : “ I am in an innovating sector dealing with 3D”

Owner of Xworx, Nadal Jean Michael is the first runner up and he is proud of his achievement. He stated that being an entrepreneur in Mauritius is not easy but he has taken the challenge. For him this award is recognition for his constant effort. “I am in an innovating sector dealing with 3D. As a young entrepreneur, I said why not enter the competition,” he expressed his joy.

Xworx is the result of a merger between Lightworx Communications and External Solutions in 2010. The companies are involved in the creation of promotional materials for the real estate sector ranging from Computer Generated images/3D to the implementation of same in brochures, websites and other forms of media.  As future plans, the first runner up intends to invest massively in latest technologies as 3D is the future for visualisation.