Deadline: 29 August 2025
The EY Entrepreneur of The Year Awards is one of the world’s most prestigious business award programs, celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of visionaries who are building bold, innovative, and transformative businesses.
At its core, the EOY program is about more than the business success. It honours the journeys of entrepreneurs who turn bold ideas into global enterprises, navigate challenges with resilience, and inspire the next generation of leaders.
Benefits
- The recognition, visibility and credibility your business receives through this unique platform is truly unparalleled in its reach, growing beyond borders and standing the test of time.
- Extensive media visibility for their finalists and winners on leading media such as CNBC-TV18 and The Economic Times ensures that their exceptional entrepreneurial stories are celebrated by one and all.
- Finalists and winners forge new relationships and benefit by joining the most exclusive network of the world’s finest entrepreneurs.
Nomination Criteria
- The nominee must:
- Be an owner/manager of a private or public company.
- Be primarily responsible for the recent performance of the company or organisation and should have played an active role in its success.
- Be an active member of the top management of the company.
- If this describes you or someone you know, submit your nomination today. Self-nominations are encouraged.
Judging Criteria
- Entrepreneurial Spirit:
- How the nominee demonstrates courage, perseverance and resilience to overcome significant obstacles
- Takes risks to realize their vision
- Identifies opportunities to innovate and create a better world
- Purpose:
- Nominee’s commitment to himself/herself and the organization to an inspiring purpose and vision
- Company’s strategies that are focused to make a sustainable future business
- Nominee’s plans to create and protect values in the long-term, across a broad group of stakeholders
- Growth:
- How nominee plans to increase market share and expands into new markets
- Drives positive financial performance
- Invests in attracting, developing and retaining a diverse mix of talent
- Builds a culture of innovation that pioneers’ new approaches or technologies
- Impact:
- Business positively impacts the customer they serve
- Sustainable Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) practices integrated in company’s strategy
- Nominee focus on diversity and inclusion across multiple dimensions.
For more information, visit EY.