ProgramVisit the US Regional Awards programs sites Now entering its 23rd year, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. Finalists of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year regional awards are recognized at award galas across the US throughout the month of June. Meet some of these regional winners on their Road to Palm Springs and read their stories of innovation, vision and hard work. Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Winners Network Congratulations winners! You are now a part of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Winners Network. “We are creating the Winners Network as an active community of the country’s most innovative and successful business leaders,” says Larry Haynes, Americas Director, Entrepreneur Of The Year. Global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs. Find out more about the EOY programs by selecting a country below: Location selector | | NewsThe 2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year Regional Awards Program winners Regional award winners will be eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 national awards. Winners in numerous national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 14, 2009. » Read the press releases 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." 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. | | EventsStrategic Growth Forum 2009: November 11-15 in Palm Springs, California Join America’s top CEOs, entrepreneurs and the world’s leading private and public investors for the country’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. This invitation-only event concludes with the 23rd annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year national awards, hosted by Jay Leno. Cao Dewang wins World Entrepreneur Of The Year Chairman of Fuyao Glass Industry Group takes award in Monte Carlo. Read more. Jean-Paul Clozel, biotech pioneer, named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year Switzerland’s Jean-Paul Clozel is the 2008 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year, named at our 1 June awards ceremony in Monte Carlo. | |