Capacity Development and Scaling Award
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Capacity Development and Scaling Award

"Growing requires courage. Smart growth requires vision."

Category Definition

This award is given to SMEs that have achieved significant scale growth by increasing their production capacity, operational efficiency, or service volume in their field of activity.

Companies that manage their growth sustainably, develop their technological infrastructure, open new locations or production lines, expand their employment and business volume can be candidates for this category.

Evaluation Criteria

Production / Service Volume Increase

Visible increase in capacity or service volume in the last 1-2 years

New Location or Investment

Expansion activities such as opening additional facilities, production lines, branches, dealerships

Efficiency and Digitalization

Productivity increase with ERP, automation, production tracking systems

Employment Growth

Increase in the number of employed persons proportional to growth

Corporate Structure and Management

Professionalization of processes, managerial growth steps, management changes

Market Expansion

Examples of physical, geographical and sectoral expansion

Required Information and Documents

The following information is expected to be stated in the application form by candidate companies:

Production / service capacity report for the last 2 years or comparative indicators
Brief summary of new investment projects (machine purchase, facility expansion, etc.)
Number of newly employed persons and employment increase proportional to growth
Gains obtained through digitalization / efficiency projects (ratio/output)
New customer groups, dealership network or marketing segments
Corporate structure changes: departmentalization, professional management, consulting services, etc.

Who Stands Out in This Category?

Manufacturers who increased their production capacity after the pandemic

Companies that digitized inventory control by switching to ERP system

Distribution companies that make new branch or warehouse investments

SMEs transitioning from micro enterprise to small-scale enterprise

Consulting, education, health companies that implement a scalable model in the service sector

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