Banking group Absa on Friday reported that Ivan Epstein of Softline, an accounting software company, was awarded the country`s Best Entrepreneur for 1999 at a gala banquet in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Absa commercial market segment manager Eugene Human said the purpose of the competition, sponsored by Absa, Ernst & Young and Business Times was to honour those individuals "whose ingenuity, hard work and innovation have created successful and growing business ventures".
Human said Epstein, who began his career as an accountant, identified the need for accounting software and formed the well-known "brilliant accounting" package after securing a R5000 bank loan.
He said Epstein would be flown to the United States for the International Entrepreneur of Year finals.
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