Ernst & Young seeks San Diego entrepreneurs

By Tanya Mannes
The San Diego Union Tribune
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If you’re a San Diego entrepreneur, you may be interested in entering an awards contest that aims to recognize the best and brightest business minds in the country.
Ernst & Young is calling for San Diego nominations for its Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Awards. The 25th annual awards program honors entrepreneurs regionally in June, leading up to the national awards in November.
The deadline for San Diego applications is March 18, 2011.
Last year, the San Diego winners included Russ Mann of Covario, Larry Gilbert of Event Network and Kishore Seendripu of MaxLinear.
National honorees in past years have included Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com, Michael Dell of Dell, Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines, Fred Smith of FedEx, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Richard Schulze of Best Buy, Wayne Huizenga of Huizenga Holdings (Blockbuster Video, Waste Management, Inc., and AutoNation), and many more.
“These entrepreneurs make our community a better place by providing jobs, developing new products and services, and encouraging economic development,” said Dan Kleeburg, the San Diego awards program director. “They deserve our support and recognition.”
Award winners are selected by a panel of independent judges.
For more information on the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, visit ey.com/us/eoy.