The Somali Business Awards Acknowledges the Outstanding Businesses – providing an exceptional customer service experience” The Somali Business Awards is the most comprehensive business awards program covering a wide variety of industry categories. The categories in each region vary in order to recognize the industries in the specific business community.

The Somali Business Awards are an initiative to recognize emerging enterprises and their contributions to the Somali economy. SOBA aspires to inspire and support local firms to promote Somalia and exhibit its products and services abroad, in keeping with the Government’s objective to developing home-grown businesses.

To encourage firms to expand beyond their borders, these prizes will be given to local businesses that excel in numerous fields. This means that firms are evaluated not just on their bottom lines, but also on their ability to anticipate the needs of the organization and the economic sector in which they operate. A company that can adapt its operational methods to address environmental issues, and In the process of increasing its earnings, it will stand out.

Local enterprises who export their products and/or services will be given special consideration, as their operations promote Somalia as a global centre of commercial excellence.

These awards are also divided into categories for businesses, with the goal of recognizing the accomplishments of rising small-medium firms, including start-ups, as well as established businesses on an equal playing field. At its core, SOBA recognizes the critical role that local businesses play in the development of our country, regardless of their income level.