Deadline: 18 April 2025
If you’re a successful entrepreneur or you know an entrepreneur who has created a thriving, dynamic business that is shaping the future with confidence, nominate them for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year program.
Through the EY Entrepreneur of the Year program, they celebrate the entrepreneurs whose unbounded ambitions deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform their world. Since 1994, they’ve celebrated the accomplishments of hundreds of Canadian entrepreneurs and CEOs.
By joining the program, you’ll have the opportunity to celebrate success with your team, inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and gain access to an exclusive global network of program participants that help to build connections, fuel success and navigate long-term growth.
Benefits
- Entrepreneur of the Year participants represent the world’s most inspirational and innovative business leaders.
- The ecosystem offers you:
- Lifetime access to a community of like‑minded business leaders, including program alumni, judges and sponsors, business leaders and EY personnel.
- The opportunity to expand your network and build relationships through invitations to exclusive entrepreneurially focused and broader EY‑run events.
- The chance to keep a finger on the pulse of the latest hot topics with peer‑to‑peer learning experiences, workshops, roundtable discussions and more.
- Connections with EY advisors through EY Wavespace™ to help your business broaden its focus to embrace value creation.
- An exclusive invitation to the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, one of North America’s largest gatherings of entrepreneurs, investors, executives and business leaders.
Eligibility Criteria
- The nominee must be the owner or CEO of a private or public company and responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business. Co-founders are eligible if they share leadership responsibilities at the company.
- Non-founding entrepreneurs are also eligible if the individual manages the business and assumes the associated risks.
- The nominee must have been in their current leadership role for at least two years by the application deadline.
- The nominee’s company must be at least three years old by the application deadline.
- The nominee’s headquarters must be in the region where the nomination is submitted.
For more information, visit EY.
