Background and history.The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year[R] (EOY EOY Entrepreneur of the Year EOY End-Of-Year EOY Every Other Year (timeshare) EOY Entertainer Of the Year EOY Eyes-On-You ) award honors entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hard work and perseverance have created and sustained successful, growing business ventures. The year-long program culminates each November with the national awards ceremony hosted by Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. in Palm Springs, California Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California desert resort city, approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,807. . The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program, founded and produced by Ernst & Young, originated in 1986 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin For other places with the same name, see Milwaukee (disambiguation). Milwaukee is the largest city within the state of Wisconsin and 25th largest (by population) in the United States. , and is now celebrating its 21st year of recognizing successful entrepreneurs. As a result of its success, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has expanded to 40 countries around the world. The program in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has grown from the one program in 1986 to 26 programs this year. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award has become the mark of world-class individuals leading world-class companies. Each year approximately 1,400 people attend the national awards in Palm Springs. A Who's Who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame of America's Business The program is well known for identifying growing entrepreneurial businesses before they become household names History Formation (1998-2000) Household Names have been together since 1998, with various members rotating throughout the line-up with singer, Jason Garcia, until it was solidified in the summer of 2000 with bassist/keyboardist, Chris Peters, and drummer, C. J. . Past national winners in the United States include: 2006--Richard E. Caruso, Ph.D., Integra LifeSciences Integra LifeSciences Corporation, based in Plainsboro, New Jersey, is a leading medical technology company. Integra is a publicly traded company and is listed under the symbol IART. Corporation 2005--Arthur M. Blank, Atlanta Falcons Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , Georgia Force The Georgia Force is in no way related to the San Antonio Force, which was an Arena Football League team that played only in the 1992 season before disbanding. The Georgia Force 2004--H. Wayne Huizenga Harry Wayne Huizenga (born on December 29, 1937 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is an American businessman who has built several companies into multi-billion dollar enterprises, mostly through an aggressive process of acquisitions. , Huizenga Holdings, Inc. 2003--John Mackey, Whole Foods Market, Inc. 2002--Jeno F. Paulucci, Luigino's Inc. 2001--Dr. Phillip Frost, IVAX Corporation IVAX Corporation was a United States public corporation focused on manufacturing and distributing generic pharmaceutical products. Ivax was acquired by the Israeli company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in January 2006. External links
2000--Scott Kriens, Juniper Networks 1999--Richard M. Schulze, Best Buy 1998--Edward Lacobucci, Citrix Systems, Inc. 1997--Jack and Andy Taylor, Enterprise-Rent-A-Car 1996--Henry Yuen, Gemstar International 1995--Allen Breed, Breed Technologies, Inc. 1994--Robert Basham, Tim Gannon, and Chris Sullivan, Outback Steak House 1993--Robert E.M. Nourse, The Bombay Company 1992--Jerry Ehrlich, Wabash National 1991--Cecil Ursprung, Reflexite Corporation 1990--Robert Levine and Craig Benson, Cabletron Systems, Inc. 1989--Michael Dell, Dell Computer How it Works To be eligible to receive an award, the nominee must be an owner/ manager of a private or public company who is primarily responsible for the recent performance of the company and an active member of top management. The nominee's company must be at least two years old. Independent judging panels from each award area select approximately five to eight Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winners in several industry categories, which could include the following: Communications Distribution, Manufacturing and Security Energy & Related Services Financial Services Health Sciences Retail & Consumer Products Media & Entertainment Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Services Technology General Awards General awards at the regional level may also include: * Master Entrepreneur Of The Year: An individual who has maintained excellence over a sustained period of time. The business must have been founded more than five years ago. A Master Entrepreneur may also be a "serial" entrepreneur. Wayne Huizenga is an excellent example of a serial entrepreneur Serial entrepreneur Business person that successfully starts (does not kill) a number of different businesses. . * Emerging Entrepreneur Of The Year: An individual who exemplifies the start-up process at its best. The business must have been founded five years ago or less and must be operational for at least two years. An Emerging Entrepreneur growth rate is approximately 20% per year. * Lifetime Achievement Award (typically not a judged award): An individual whose extraordinary entrepreneurial achievements, creativity, leadership and vision result in a dynamic business venture (or ventures). Following the judging process, finalists and award winners are announced and honored at regional award galas in June. These entrepreneurs are truly the best of the best as evidenced below. Greater Los Angeles 2006 Average Award Profile Average Number of Employees 545 Average Sales $100 million Average Income Before Taxes $392 million Annual Percentage of Growth 45% Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards All Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year regional award winners are eligible for the national awards. The national award winners are selected in general and industry categories by an independent national judging panel. From the national category winners, the overall National Entrepreneur Of The Year is chosen. National finalists and winners in all categories will be announced at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards gala in Palm Springs on November 17, 2007. In addition, all of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year national award winners and national finalists will be featured in the annual issue of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year magazine, as well as other local and national media vehicles. World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award The 2006 EOY country winners from around the world will gather in Monte Carlo on June 1, 2007, for the seventh annual World Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Gala. All of the country winners will be inducted into the World Entrepreneur Of The Year World Academy. Following the induction ceremony, this year's World Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner will be announced. International EOY programs take place in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the Caribbean, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, the Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. |
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