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Announcing the 2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year regional winners


By embracing the entrepreneurial spirit, Canada's entrepreneurs are growing businesses, creating jobs and building communities despite daunting economic challenges.

Find out who was honoured as this year's Entrepreneur Of The Year regional and category award winners: Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario| Prairies | Pacific. The five regional winners will now vie for Canada's Entrepreneur Of The Year Award at the national banquet on November 24 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver.

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We want to hear from you! 
Ernst & Young and the Financial Post are polling Canadian entrepreneurs. Tell us how you’ve weathered the financial storm, and how you’re planning for the upturn. Participate in our survey


Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum 
Watch an overview of our most recent annual gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. Save-the-date for November 11-15, 2009 to learn how this year's Forum will deliver leading business advice on growth strategies in turbulent times.


Seizing Opportunities: A once in a lifetime chance 
In response to the downturn, Ernst & Young recently surveyed 3,100 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award country winners and finalists. Our findings show that 67% of high-growth company CEOs and entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the downturn by "pursuing new market opportunities." Expanding customer base and sharpening market differentiation are the top priority for today's leading entrepreneurs, according to our survey.


Entrepreneurship and innovation: the keys to global economic recovery 
Global economic recovery depends on the proven relationship of entrepreneurship and innovation to economic growth (pdf, 1.21M). Large corporations in particular must build and sustain innovation-oriented cultures to retain their roles as market leaders. Economic growth is also created by effective public policy — the current crisis is the perfect time for policy-makers and business leaders to support entrepreneurs and innovators at all levels of their economies.

The awards program

 

 

At a glance
Learn some quick facts about the awards.


National awards banquet
24 November
Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver
For more information, please contact Sarah Ostrow 


Winners

See who has been a national and regional winner in the past, and who has earned a lifetime achievement award.


Judges

Learn more about the judging process and meet the people who make up our national and regional judging panels.


Sponsors

We’re grateful to our national sponsors, whose generous support helps us recognize Canada’s top entrepreneurs:

Global Television Network
National Post
La Presse
RDI

And we thank our regional sponsors, who provide valuable support across Canada.

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