The Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce announced the launch of its annual flagship event “WCIC PRATHIBHABHISHEKA – WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS 2025” to recognize and reward the outstanding women entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka and in the SAARC Region.
“The Women Entrepreneur Awards 2025 is unveiled. It is the 15th event we are holding during the WCIC’s 40 year old journey. And the 4th under the revived concept. We once again invite outstanding women entrepreneurs, to share their story of resilience and achievements to compete for the coveted – WCIC PRATHIBHABHISHEKA – The Women Entrepreneur awards 2025, at the ceremony to be held in January 2026. The Awards Ceremony will honor women entrepreneurs for their tenacity to scale and grow, for their contribution and the impact on the Sri Lankan economy. Whilst the competition is primarily for Sri Lankan women Entrepreneurs, we provide the opportunity for women entrepreneurs in the SAARC region to compete under the special category. Being the National Chamber for Women in Business we conduct our efforts in a sustainable, effective and ethical manner, our efforts are audited throughout. The many successful women who carried the coveted Prathibhasheka Awards have endorsed the value it has created for them personally and their businesses. ” stated Gayani De Alwis, the Chairperson of the WCIC.
On behalf of the organizing committee, the Co–Chairs, Oshadi Somasinghe and Tusitha Kumarakulasingam , shared the following sentiments. “Year on year WCIC Prathibhabhisheka, gathers thrust and we are elated with the traction this amazing project has gained. We are extremely excited to conduct this National initiative to honor, women entrepreneurs across the country. The momentum has been established and we are aware entrepreneurs of different scales eagerly await to be a part of this journey. We will be accepting applications under the categories – Start-Up, Micro, Small, Medium and Large. Each category will have a specified revenue for the year under review – 2024/2025. Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards will be presented for each category.
Being true to our impact as the National Entrepreneur Awards, we seek participation from regional women entrepreneurs, participants across the 9 provinces are expected to participate just like in the previous years. “Best of the Province” is awarded to the outstanding of the applications, from each province.
The shortlisted women entrepreneurs will also be considered for the coveted special awards – Young Woman Entrepreneur, Outstanding Start-Up, The Woman of Courage, The Most Outstanding Export Oriented Entrepreneur (Product and Services) and The Best of the SAARC Region, Digital Entrepreneur, Most Innovative Entrepreneur and The Social Entrepreneur for 2025.The ceremony will culminate with the “THE WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR – 2025.”
“The application for the event can be downloaded from www.wcicsl.lk or requested from the WCIC office (it would be sent to the interested applicants via email). The application should be stringently completed and submitted to the WCIC along with all the material required to substantiate the applicant’s story. Entries close on the 15th of October 2025,” elaborated the co – chairs”
WCIC Prathibhabhisheka – Women Entrepreneur Awards 2025 will be powered once again by the Platinum Partner – AIA Insurance, Diamond/Banking Partner – DFCC Aloka, Gold Partners – McLarens Group and Unilever Arunalu, Silver Partner – Hayleys PLC and Maliban, Bronze Partner – Impra Teas, Macbertan with Creative Partner – Triad, and Knowledge Partner – Ernst & Young. In the next few weeks, we hope to gather the support of more partners.
Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC) is the National Chamber of Sri Lanka and the premier organization supporting women entrepreneurs and professional businesswomen. The membership is open to women who believe they can contribute to society as well as benefit from the many facilities the organization creates. WCIC Prathibhabhisheka is a flagship property, which aims to recognize and reward outstanding women entrepreneurs who have been resilient and contributed to economic growth.
