Dare to Dream Awards Season 2: We want to recognise those who are not in headlines, says Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi

In an initiative to recognise the shining stars of entrepreneurial community across the country, Zee Business in association with International technology firm SAP gave "Dare to Dream Awards Season 2" at Ahmedabad. Present on the occasion were Gujarat's Revenue Minister Kaushikbhai Jamnadas Patel to give away awards to entrepreneurs who strived hard to carve a niche for them.

Talking about the "Dare to Dream Awards Season 2" and Zee Media intitiative, Anil Singhvi, Managing Editor of Zee Business, said that Gujarat's Ahmedabad has been as chosen as the venue because the state is known for producing diamonds of the best quality and also teaching the rest of the country about uances of trade and business.

"If you want to learn about business, you should come to Gujarat. In other parts of the country, when people talk about politics, people in Gujarat discuss where to invest and what to buy," said Anil Singhvi, while praising the state and its contribution in entrepreneurship, which is indelible part of the residents here.

"We are here to recognise the contribution those who thought differently to achieve their dream," said Anil Singhvi, adding that people here don't run after jobs, but take risk to carve a niche for them.

"Today we will houour such people who once decided and strived hard to achieve their dream. We will honour such people who despite facing odds kept standing and moulded the things according to business," said Anil Singhvi.

He also informed that from April onwards the Zee Business team visited 24 different cities and organised over about 37 meetings and conferences, and met almost 1200 people to select the awardees with special focus on entrepreneurs involved with SME and MSMEs. He added that in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's determination to make India a $5 trillion economy, SME and MSMEs will play a greater role.

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"The purpose of this award is to recognise such people who have achieved their goal in life, but are still hankering to go ahead to quench their thirst of ambition. In most of functions and in the media headline, we see top 100 entrepreneurs of the country getting awards, but we want to recognise those who are not in the headlines and would be encouraged with "Dare to Dream Awards" to contribute more with their achievements," said Anil Singvi, while elaborating the purpose behind the award.