Background

The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards is the most eagerly anticipated business recognition program of its kind. The program generates nominations from exceptional companies in participating countries year after year. Each business is unique and impressive, each individual original and determined with an inspiring story to tell.

The aim of this program is to identify, acknowledge, and encourage those entrepreneurial business people who, through their energy and passion, help bolster our economy, underpin our future and create wealth and employment for so many people. In the past two decades, the program has spread to over 40 countries around the world, with the annual country awards culminating in the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards held in Monte Carlo since 2001.

As one of the world's leading professional services firms, Ernst & Young has a long and proud tradition of working with entrepreneurs as they rise to the challenges of growth in our rapidly changing business environment. Ernst & Young recognizes that all types of businesses - whether established or emerging - spawn entrepreneurial companies led by outstanding individuals. These individuals may have varied backgrounds, but they are one in the fervor and entrepreneurial spirit that have spelled success.

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