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Boubyan Business Award
Where Innovation Shines Excellence Earns True Recognition

This is an award that is given for the first time across the Kuwaiti banking sector to recognize entrepreneurs, and to encourage SMEs, which have succeeded in transforming creativity into value and growth into achievement.

Where Innovation Shines Excellence Earns True Recognition

Award Category

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Business Impact Award

This award recognizes businesses that make a positive and sustained difference in people’s lives and the community through their initiatives in areas such as health and the environment.

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Innovation & Technology Award

The award is given to businesses that employ technology in an effective way to improve business operations and customer experience by applying digital tools and solutions in a practical manner.

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Creative & Brand Excellence Award

This award recognizes businesses with a strong brand identity and a unique creative approach to marketing, standing out through design, storytelling, content, or customer touchpoints.

Participation Conditions

  • The project must be already registered in Kuwait with a valid commercial license
  • The project must belong to the SMEs’ category
  • The project owner must be a Kuwaiti national
  • The project must be an existing project which has been doing business for one year at least
  • Must have a website or an active account on social media
  • Home business or activities ranked as “Micro” or “Special Nature” businesses will not be accepted
  • Projects can apply through self-nomination
  • All nominations will be subject to review and approval by the Award Panel
  • Boubyan shall be vested with the right to exclude any nomination which does not meet the requirements
  • Boubyan Bank’s decisions shall be final with regard to the acceptance of candidates and approval of results
  • Application window: from January 29th until February 12th 2026
  • Voting starts from Feb 15th until March 1th 2026
  • Winners will be announced on March 7th 2026

Participation Phases and Process

The process is as follows:

1

Review and Approval
All nominations will be subject to review and approval by the Award Panel at Boubyan before shortlisting.

2

Voting
Voting will be open to the public through the official award website to select the winners from approved candidates.