World’s best young entrepreneurs get YBI awards  25.10.2012

World’s best young entrepreneurs get YBI awards

At the YBI Entrepreneur of the Year contest, upon tough competition with representatives of over 40 countries, the Voronezh Catron Chernozemie enterprise won the honorary award Environmental Entrepreneur of the Year.

The title Environmental Entrepreneur of the Year was awarded to the Russians Igor Zaboev and Petr Boikov who successfully run the business engaged in collection, sorting and recycling of polymer, cardboard and glass waste.

This particular business, which has been created thanks to the participation in the Programme Youth Business Russia (YBI network member), was recognized to be the most impressive global achievement in the sphere of eco-friendly recycling development in 2012.

One of the determinants of the entrepreneurs’ success was the fact that not only do they provide environmentally friendly services but they are also unique – actually, virtually there are no similar businesses in the region.

The IBLF Russia team extends its sincere congratulations to Igor Zaboev and Petr Boikov on the well-merited international recognition.   


The Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 award was won by Naibo Yu from China who, being supported by Youth Business China created a company developing unique educational platforms which help students study more effectively. The panel of judges pointed out that Naibo Yu with his HowLang Group was chosen thanks to the innovative character of his work, sustainability of the business model he uses and its high potential for development – since 2008, when his company was created, Naibo Yu has achieved incredible annual growth of over 5000%. Now his company employs 200 people and its turnover reaches $20 million. It is also stressed that Naibo Yu’s innovations could revolutionize our ideas of education because they are addressed to all participants of the process – teachers, students and parents.

In other nominations the awards were won by mentor and scientist Viswanathan Lakshmanaswami (Mentor of the Year) and entrepreneur Madhuri Khandave (Woman Entrepreneur of the Year), both from India, and Fushun Zhu from China, (People’s Choice).


For more information about the awards, please, click here.

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