Rohanthi wins Best Entrepreneur Award

Founder and CEO, Quebee Den (Pvt) Limited (QBD), Rohanthi Wijewickrama won the 'The Best Entrepreneur Award' for Small-Scale Industries 2014/2015 at the fifth Professional and Career Women's Awards hosted by the Women in Management (WIM) organisation.

WIM recognises the untiring efforts of women in leadership and their innovative entrepreneurial achievements contributing significantly to society and the country's development. The award was presented by Minister for Women's Affairs, Chandrani Bandara, Ambassador of Norway Grete Lochan and Embassy of the United States of America official Ms. Rachna Korhonen.

The young entrepreneur impressed the judges with her 'bellybees' infant food range for children. She recently expanded her range into many blends.

"What motivated me was the need and the desire from a consumer's perspective, of what I felt that was not being addressed, when you have to care for someone other than yourself. If it is a child you automatically wish to create a safe and healthy environment for them," said Wijewickrema.

"Winning the Best Entrepreneur Award is an honour but that doesn't mean my job is done, I feel like I am only beginning. When I created the QBD business model it always came back to one point which is, sustaining life. People need to come before profit and only then you will succeed. I look at my children and that's where I find my inspiration," she said.

Quebee Den (Pvt) Limited is a consumer goods company that places emphasis on safe and healthy convenient products for households. The company consists of three brands, Bellybees - food and beverage products, Craftbees - creative and convenient products and Littlebees - fashion and comfort products.