Young entrepreneurs from Cyprus on Wednesday received awards from Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, creator and owner of the easy family of brands and founder and president of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation.

For the second year running, a ceremony was held to honour the Stelios Awards for Young Entrepreneurs in Cyprus 2024.

Three entrepreneurs under the age of 35, who founded their own startup businesses in Cyprus in the last five years received a total of €100,000.

The first prize of €50,000 was awarded to Andreas and Christos Neophytou for Cito Gourmet Express, the second prize of €30,000 was awarded to Maria Lafazani for Maria Lafazani Clinical Laboratories, and the third prize of €20,000 was awarded to Yiannis Christodoulou for the company Topsquare Homes.

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou congratulated the three winners via Zoom.

First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides presented the award to the winner, while the second prize was awarded by Rena Rouvitha-Panou, a member of the Board of Directors of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, and the third prize was presented by last year’s winner Theodoros Panagides, owner of the café-restaurant Stavros in Pedoulas.