The Rotary Club of Singapore and ASME celebrated Singaporeโs entrepreneurial spirit at the 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, recognising business leaders who combine excellence, innovation and social impact.
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ: ๐จ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ
Behind every successful enterprise is a story worth telling. This year's Entrepreneur of the Year Award (EYA), held under the theme "Unfolding The Stories Behind".
Inaugurated in 1989, the EYA is Singapore's first and longest-running business accolade, jointly organised by the Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME) and the Rotary Club of Singapore. It honours both emerging and established entrepreneurs who combine business excellence with meaningful contributions to society.
We were honoured to have Dr Tan See Leng, Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry), as our Guest of Honour, and President Raj Kumar representing the Rotary Club of Singapore. We would like to thank them both for their support of Singapore's entrepreneurs.
We extend our warmest congratulations to all nominees and winners, each of whom has shown vision and resilience as a business leader.
We are proud of our fellow Rotarian, Xavier Lee of Jumpstart Commerce โ Shopify Platinum Partner, who was nominated in the New Entrepreneur category. Reaching this stage required a rigorous process of site visits and stringent judging, and his nomination reflects the excellence he brings to his enterprise.
We are deeply grateful to PP Deepak Nagrani, our EYA Chair, for his steady leadership, and to committee members Ong Ting Yong, Rtn Ronald, Rtn Divika and Rtn Vijai, who kept the Rotary flag flying high. Our thanks also go to CP Dr Chan for representing ASME and bridging both teams so smoothly, to Rtn CT for sponsoring a table for our Rotaractors, and to every Rotarian who joined us. Your support made this one of our best-attended EYA evenings.