2025 Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award Application

DEADLINE to submit Nominations: Friday, February 28, 2025, at 11:59 PM CST.

AWARD DESCRIPTION: The Joseph Business School proudly announces the Ninth Annual Global Entrepreneur Awards. This program is designed to recognize the outstanding contributions made by entrepreneurs and their organizations as we work together to eradicate poverty and transform communities. The winner of the Global Entrepreneur of the Year award will receive a cash prize of $5,000.

The winner will be announced during the 2025 Business & Leadership Conference, March 21-22, 2025. This year's theme is "Scale Up".

AWARD CATEGORIES 

• Global Entrepreneur of the Year

ELIGIBILITY 

• All Nominees must be a legal business entity operating in good standing.

AWARD CRITERIA 

1. Exceptional growth through job creation 

2. Financial Performance: Revenue growth 

3. Entrepreneurial Spirit: Innovative products or services that transformed the community or nation

4. Kingdom Citizenship: Advancing the Kingdom and transforming lives through missions, social responsibility, volunteerism, poverty eradication, etc.

5. Demonstrates tangible economic impact and transformative influence, recognized externally for economic empowerment and community impact efforts.

APPLICATION PROCESS  (Apply Online by Friday, February 28, 2025, at 11:59 PM CST.) 

Each Nomination application must include: 

• 500-word maximum description of the applicant’s contributions that demonstrate three (3) or more of the characteristics listed in the criteria section 

• Upload available documentation of the stated achievement(s) described in the application 

• Photo of Nominee: High-Resolution Print Quality Image no larger than 4” x 6” 

Note: Whether you are self-nominating or being nominated by someone else, we welcome your application. If you are nominating someone else, please ensure to list yourself as the nominator in the application form.

COMPLETED APPLICATION GUIDELINES 

Uploaded documentation must include the nominee’s name in the name of the file, e.g., “Smith, Jane - 2024 Global Entrepreneur Award Documentation.” 

The completed application must include the following (applications that do not include the following information will be considered incomplete): 

• Completed Nomination Description 

• Documentation of all the stated achievement(s) described in the application. 

• Photo of Nominee 

The application submission deadline is Friday, March 7, 2025, at 11:59 PM CST. 

All applications must be submitted online, and any questions or requests for more information must be submitted to rthomas@jbs.edu.