Brumesh Bags Top Prize

The Think Big Business Plan Competition, the first ICT-focused business plan competition in Brunei Darussalam organised by iCentre, today announced the winners of the competition in a prize giving ceremony held at the Indera Kayangan Ballroom, The Empire Hotel & Country Club.

Present to honour the prize giving ceremony was Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The ceremony saw three top ICT business plans being nominated as winners in the competition and one winner for the Special Merit Award for Islamic Application. Winning the ICT Business Plan category was Brumesh by Rafiqun WDSI, with YouGotSnapped by Expansys Technology in the second place and Outsource Contact Centre by 24-7 Assist in the third place. The winners walked away with cash prize awards of $20,000, $10,000 and $5,000 respectively. Meanwhile, the Special Islamic Merit Award was given to Mimit e-Technology with a cash prize of $2,000.

HRH hands over the winning cheque to Rahimin of Rafiqun WDSI

Rafiqun boys just before the announcement

Sharp dressed men, Da gangsta and Mr Kurapak were among the finalists but didn’t quite make it. There’s always next year boys!

Some of the guests

Mr BR with two of the judges, Dr Yong from UBD and Mr Yahkup Menudin from Brunei Shell

Mr Bruneian explaining to HRH about Rafiqun WDSI

Keeran shares Expansys’ mission with HRH

From the Da gangsta’s eyes

Mr Kurapak drowns his sorrows in kek batik

iCentre babes ever-ready to pose 🙂