EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ 2025 (Malaysia)

The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ (EOY) is an annual awards program that honors top entrepreneurs around the world for their contributions to the economy and society. For more than two decades, EY has been committed to supporting the entrepreneurial cause in Malaysia, coinciding with the government’s focus on fostering entrepreneurship and grooming local entrepreneurs to take on the world market.

Theme

• This year’s theme, The Shapers, recognizes entrepreneurs who build a confident future for them all. They celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of transformation and honor entrepreneurs who shape their businesses with great care and patience, navigating trial and error, failures and successes to realize their bold ambitions and showcase their mastery along the way.

Categories 

• Emerging
  • Nominees should be aged 35 or under at the close of nomination or the business is between three and five years old.
• Woman
  • This category recognizes and honors the accomplishments of outstanding women entrepreneurs in building and leading successful businesses.
• Technology
  • Entrepreneurs who are developers, providers and/or promoters of technology, digital and multimedia products and services.
• Master
  • Entrepreneurs who have made sustained contributions to the success of one or more businesses over an extended period; businesses founded more than five years ago.

Eligibility Criteria 

• The nominee must be a Malaysian or Malaysian permanent resident (MyPR card holder) who is either:
  • An owner-manager primarily responsible for the recent performance of a privately-held company that has at least two years of audited accounts; or
  • A founder of a listed company who is still active in top management and who still retains a significant stake in the company

Judging Criteria

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Purpose
• Growth
• Impact

For more information, visit EY.