An award ceremony for the winners of the competition for support of young entrepreneurs "Build your own business-2021" was held in Almaty today.

For 8 years, the Saby Charitable Foundation under the leadership of Aselle Tasmagambetova and with the support of businessmen Kenes Rakishev, Vyacheslav Kim, as well as Rashit Makhat has provided Kazakhstani businessmen with a real chance to announce their ideas or projects already in operation and receive free financial support for the implementation and promotion of their Affairs.

This year the competition received a record number of applications – 1075. 35 projects were shortlisted. Based on the results of studying business plans and defending projects in front of the jury, 11 winners were selected.

The prize fund of this year was $ 330,000 and became the largest in the history of the competition. Thus, the total amount of grants provided to entrepreneurs over 8 years has reached $1,910,000.

So, the winners of the competition:

1. Maksat Primbet. Semi-eBook Publishing Project with QR Test – $ 10,000

2. Rustem Ermekov. QBit Educational Builder – $ 15,000

3. Gaukhar Auken. Brak.kz. Legal assistance in family disputes – $ 15,000

4. Gulmira Baigulzhaeva. Feedingkaz. Farm vegetable oils, flour, urbech – $ 20,000

5. Serik Turusbekov. Service4Agro. Local production of garden agricultural machinery – $ 30,000

6. Kasymkhan Ulykbanov. Zerenmilk. Production of infant formula – $ 30,000

7. Almas Mukhametov. Production of disposable medical devices – $ 30,000

8. Maksat Umurkhanov. Production of high-strength gloves – $ 30,000

9. Baglan Kaldarbekov. Measuring device manufacturer Guryev – $ 50,000

10. Sheikhislam Sahi. MedData. AI for Patient, Doctor and Hospital Management – $ 50,000

11. Gulnur Kutybaeva. Multifunctional medical center "Nurlab" – $ 50,000

Congratulations to the finalists and wish you prosperity and success in starting your own business!