MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innovative global technology and recruitment services company, Talent International, is this week flying the six winners of its 2014 Talent Unleashed awards to the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in Johannesburg, South Africa for an all-expenses paid, four-day entrepreneurship and networking workshop.
Hong Kong resident Paul Lee won the Community Impact Award for inventing and launching ACEHearing, a world-first hearing enhancement technology that puts the services of hearing professionals into any mobile device.
The Talent Unleashed winners’ departure for the Branson Centre comes at the same time as Talent International announces it will provide complimentary recruitment services to all 30 Talent Unleashed awards finalists.
Talent International’s global Talent Unleashed awards launched in 2013 when founder and managing director Richard Earl decided to do something about the lack of support globally for technology entrepreneurs and start-ups. Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson and Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak are on a panel of high profile judges who have given their support to the program.
“The 2014 Talent Unleashed winners will travel with me to the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in South Africa for a week-long intensive entrepreneurship and networking workshop with the goal of giving them the insight, skills and connections to grow their businesses and realise their vision,” Earl said.
“At the same time, Talent International will be providing complimentary recruitment services to all 30 Talent Unleashed 2014 finalists because we know that finding and placing great people can make or break a company, especially a start-up. The nature of start-up companies means that one bad hire can bring a business to its knees.”
The 2014 Talent Unleashed awards were bigger than ever; attracting more than 750 entries from inspiring technology entrepreneurs and start-ups around the world.
Talent Unleashed is a world-first technology awards program, recognising and rewarding big technology ideas that have the power to transform lives and businesses.
The 2014 Talent Unleashed winners attend the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship from Monday 17 – Thursday 20 November 2014.