ZIMHOST.COM, a webdesign company based in Harare and Bulawayo with its head office in the UK won the Business Innovative Award at the recent SMEs International Expo 2014 at Rainbow Towers in Harare.
The company, which was exhibiting at the event, specialises in designing websites and was recognised for its contribution to the country’s SME sector.
The SMEs International Expo brings together small to medium enterprises (SMEs) from all sectors of the economy, as well as corporates and other organizations that work or support SMEs activities through capacity development or funding.
Its main thrust is to create synergies and cooperation among these organizations through value-addition or as markets for each other’s product.
Seven countries participated at the expo which was held under the theme; ‘Harnessing Technology and Innovation to Boost SMEs Trade Potential.’
ZimHost senior project manager, Pearson Pfavayi said he was pleased with the award which showed that their products were being recognised.
“We are proud to receive this award from the SMEs International Expo. It simply goes to show how our work is being appreciated in the IT sector,” he said.
“We believe in bridging the technogical gap between first and third world countries as we believe every Zimbabwean business should be visible on the internet from as little as US$50 once off payment hence our moto, websites from US$50. You can see more at www.zimhost.com,”said Pfavayi.
Enos Taderera, one of the webdesigners who received the award on behalf of ZimHost said a lot of people found it unbelievable that a fully functioning website can be completed for US$50 within 48hrs including a free domain registration whether a .co.zw or .com.
“Ever since the award, we are now overwhelmed with new websites coming through on a daily basis. We currently design on average 20 websites a month and we will soon be surpassing that number, not counting our other products namely, Animation, BulkSMS, eStores, Fanpage designs and Cloud Databases,” said Taderera.Advertisement