EY has launched the 2016 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program 

EY has launched the 2016 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program in Europe, which gives high-potential, fast-growth technology startups from across the continent access to support to help scale their businesses.

The group of selected entrepreneurs will receive a comprehensive program of one-to-one guidance, networking and insight-sharing including:

• An all-expenses paid trip to the EY World Entrepreneur Of The YearTM event in Monaco, 7-12 June 2016
• A 90-minute “growth session”, during which participants present their business plans to a group of experienced growth coaches who will provide advice, feedback and direction
• The opportunity to form ongoing mentoring relationships with the growth coaches and EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® country winners
• The opportunity to meet and network with leading entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries who have gathered in Monaco
• The opportunity to apply for the EY Vantage Program

Participants will be chosen based on the following criteria: growth opportunity; entrepreneurial spirit and leadership; financial performance; strategic direction; innovative thinking and originality; and, people philosophy.

Demet Ozdemir, EY EMEIA Strategic Growth Markets Leader, says:

“Our belief in the power of entrepreneurs means we’re committed to supporting them throughout their growth journey. When businesses grow they can benefit everyone, thanks to the jobs they create and the innovative products and services they offer.

“As Europe continues its recovery from the financial crisis, entrepreneurship, innovation and harnessing the tech revolution will be crucial to global competitiveness. Already there are clear signs that entrepreneurship is taking root across the continent, but to progress from startup to scale-up, these businesses need support.

“EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs is about identifying potential market leaders of tomorrow and helping kick-start their ambitions for growth. For our European program we are doing this by giving them access to some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards and forum in Monaco.”

To apply for the EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program, applicants must be a founder or CEO of a European headquartered private company with an innovative, technology-enabled product or service. The company must be high-growth, with evidence of funding, revenue growth, market distribution channels or a wide customer base and must be looking to expand internationally.

Applications are now open. Apply at www.ey.com/aep before 11 March 2016.

EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs programs are also running in Asia-Pacific and North America that will offer entrepreneurs from those regions the chance to receive similar packages of support at the EY Strategic Growth Forum® in Shanghai, China (11-12 May 2016) and EY Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs, California (16-20 November 2016). More information can be found here www.ey.com/aep.

Source: EY

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