Foshan High-tech Zone "Entrepreneurship Star" selection and "My Entrepreneurship Story" contest award ceremony was held in Foshan High-tech Zone Management Committee. After several months of selection, the competition selected 11 “Entrepreneurship Stars” in Fogao District and the first, second and third prizes of the “My Entrepreneurship Story” competition.

The Entrepreneur Star was awarded the certificate. /Photo by Foshan Daily reporter Zhou Chun

On July 2, 2014, the Foshan High-tech Zone "Entrepreneurship Star" selection and "My Entrepreneurship Story" contest jointly sponsored by the Foshan High-tech Zone Management Committee, Foshan Daily and Nanhai District Party Committee Propaganda Department was officially launched. The contest lasted until December 2014. The whole event includes highlights such as essay competition, search and selection of entrepreneurial stars, and entrepreneurial story sharing sessions.

In recent years, with the joint encouragement of the city and district, the overall strength of Fogao District has grown by leaps and bounds, and the atmosphere of innovation and entrepreneurship has become increasingly strong. Li Yijia, Director of the Office of the Management Committee of Foshan High-tech Zone, said: “There are more than 400,000 industrial workers in Foshan High-tech Zone. There are a large number of potential entrepreneurs who have mastered key technologies and are willing to start a business. How to provide them with good services and help them realize their entrepreneurial dreams? One of the key tasks in Fogao District."

Entrepreneurs on stage are sharing their entrepreneurial journey. /Photo by Foshan Daily reporter Zhou Chun

The event lasted more than half a year. The organizers not only harvested a large number of touching stories, but also unearthed a large number of invisible champions who took root in the growth and expansion of Fogao District. These hard-working, courageous, down-to-earth and striving entrepreneurs are the representatives of positive and forward-looking enterprises in Fogao District.

At the salon sharing meeting of "Chasing Dreams-Our Entrepreneurial Heart" held on the same day, five "Entrepreneurship Stars" winners-Liang Yongbiao, Chairman of Lingwang Elevator Co., Ltd., and Zhao Qingchun, General Manager of Foshan Gaoju Laser Co., Ltd. , Tan Yichu, chairman of Foshan Yejing Machinery Co., Ltd., Lai Zhiping, general manager of Foshan Jinlin Culture Communication Co., Ltd., and He Huajuan, chairman of Foshan Chuandong Magnetoelectric Co., Ltd., discussed entrepreneurial issues and interacted with the audience. At the same time, a group of entrepreneurial teams from Guangdong Neusoft University also came to the on-site roadshow with their own projects, seeking opportunities for cooperation with entrepreneurs in the South China Sea.