Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
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| Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award | |
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 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2013 logo | |
| Description | Entrepreneurship |
| Sponsored by | Ernst & Young |
| Date | Annual |
| Presented by | Ernst & Young |
| Website | http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year |
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, sponsored by Ernst & Young, are held in more than 140 cities and in more than 50 countries.[1]
Despite the name, the award is not normally given to a single individual in each competition; for example, in New York in 2013 there were 10 winners.[2] In 2014, there were 11 United States National winners, of whom one was listed as "Overall Award Winner".[3]
According to Ernst & Young, in the 25 years the award has been given, there have been over 10,000 individuals recognized,[4] an average of over 400 per year.
Examples of US winners
- Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems (1987)
- Michael Dell of Dell Computer (1989)
- Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines Corporation (1990)
- Howard Schultz of Starbucks (1991)
- Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com (1997)
- Eddie Jordan of Jordan Grand Prix (2000)
- Jeno Paulucci of Luigino's Inc (2002)
- Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google Inc. (2003)
- Wayne Huizenga of Blockbuster (2005)
- Henri Termeer of Genzyme (2007)
- Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn Inc. (2011)
- Michael Morhaime of Blizzard Entertainment (2012)
World Entrepreneur Of The Year
Annually, each of the overall country winners gather in Monte Carlo, Monaco, for the annual EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[5] EY Entrepreneur of the Year Nominees are reviewed by an independent judging panel composed of several distinguished business leaders and previous award recipients.[6] All country winners will be inducted into the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Academy and to the elite Entrepreneur Of The Year Hall of Fame, on permanent display at Ernst & Young's US headquarters at 5 Times Square in New York City (open to visitors Mon-Fri 9am-4pm).
References
- ^ http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year
- ^ http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/MET-NY_Article_award_recipients
- ^ http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_2014-winners
- ^ http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_Article_EOY_HOF
- ^ Star Publications (M) Bhd. "Malaysia Business & Finance News, Stock Updates - The Star Online". thestar.com.my.
- ^ http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_Article_FAQ