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Nominations for Asian Business Awards open

NOMINATIONS for Eastern Eye’s annual Asian Business Awards are now open.

Hosted by the Asian Media Group, publishers of Eastern Eye and Garavi Gujarat, the Asian Business Awards is the biggest celebration of the community’s entrepreneurship in Britain, and highlight talent, drive and passion synonymous within the sector.


The deadline for entries will be Monday, December 2.

There are 13 award categories to choose from. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Friday March 20, 2020 in central London.

The awards also sees the launch of the Asian Rich List - a compilation of the top 101 wealthiest Asian business-people in the UK.

Past winners include Dishoom founder Shamil Thakrar, Hallmark Care Homes’s Avnish Goyal, and Zuber & Mohsin Issa from Euro Garages Ltd.

To submit an entry or book a table for this exclusive event, visit: https://theasianbusinessawards.co.uk/

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