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LA Entrepreneur of the Year finalists

Ernst & Young LLP has announced 19 finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Award in greater Los Angeles. The finalists were selected by a panel of independent judges. Collectively, these finalists have created over 10,000 jobs. On average, they have increased their workforce by 20% and have grown their revenues [...]

San Diego finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year

Ernst & Young LLP has announced 16 finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Award in San Diego. The finalists were selected from nearly 60 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special awards gala on Thursday, June 13, at The Hyatt Regency Aventine [...]

PNW finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year

Ernst & Young LLP today announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Award in the Pacific Northwest. The awards program recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. The finalists are: ·         Brandon Dawson, Audigy [...]

Deadline nears for Entrepreneur of The Year Awards

The already extended March 22 deadline is nearing for the 2013 Entrepreneur of The Year Awards. Recognized as one of the most prestigious business awards programs in the country, Ernst & Young is calling for nominations nationwide. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial [...]

VC Roundup: Investments down overall, up in Los Angeles, San Diego and Seattle

National venture capital investments fell by 10% last year, according to figures released on January 18th by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. Meanwhile, with its large number of tech startups, Los Angeles has seen VC investments increase 13% from $1.1 billion in 2011 to $1.3 billion in 2012, the Los Angeles Business Journal [...]

Mayor Villaraigosa helps Ernst & Young kick off Entrepreneur of the Year program

Today Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Deputy Mayor for Economic and Business Policy Matt Karatz joined Ernst & Young LLP Partners Patrick Niemann, April Spencer and Brian Ring to kick off the search for business innovators to compete in the 27th Annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award program for Greater Los [...]

Los Angeles EOY Youth Scholarship awardee earns national acclaim

Vincent Quigg, recipient of the 2012 Greater Los Angeles Entrepreneur of the Year Youth Scholarship Award, was just awarded ”Best Young Entrepreneur” at this year’s 2012 NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurshpi Challenge. Quigg, founder of TechWorld, won $25,000 in cash and prizes, including venture capital from MasterCard Worldwide, a Coleman Entrepreneurial Scholarship from GlobalHue, and two tickets from [...]

EOY nominees in West grew revenue by 51 percent

A recent study conducted by Ernst & Young  and reported by The Orange County Register shows the 508 nominees competing in the six Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 programs in the West – California, Utah, Washington and Oregon – grew their companies’ combined revenue by 51 percent, generating $30 billion in combined revenue between 2009 and [...]

Ernst & Young finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year in LA

Ernst & Young announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the Greater Los Angeles Region. The 21 finalists grew their company’s sales over 36 percent from 2009 to 2011 and created jobs at a rate of 45 percent over that same period, a direct contribution to Southern [...]

EY announces EOY finalists in Pacific Northwest

Ernst & Young LLP today announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the Pacific Northwest. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Award winners will be announced at a gala on [...]