It is time to nominate extraordinary entrepreneurs for a truly unique year! The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE) is proud to announce that the nomination period for these signature awards is now underway and closes September 25th, 2020. The Spirit of the Entrepreneur awards will focus on companies who have survived, thrived, played a key role in helping the community adapt and overcome and award them for their unwavering determination.
Do you have an Inland Empire entrepreneur that needs to be recognized and awarded?
This is the time to submit your nomination(s) to celebrate their accomplishments, sacrifice and determination! Self-nominations are highly encouraged and for these specialty awards all past Spirit Award recipients are also eligible for 2020 award nominations.
It is that easy!
The distinct nominee categories for 2020 are the COVID Hero Entrepreneur and COVID Innovator Entrepreneur Award categories:
COVID Innovator Entrepreneur
The COVID Innovator category seeks to recognize those entrepreneurs and companies that have accomplished one or more of the following actions over the first seven months of 2020:
• Introduced new products or services that have helped to specifically address the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Changed and/or adapted their ongoing operations and/or products/services in substantive ways to ensure their survival and recovery from the business operating and economic conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Implemented meaningful and unique alternative ways of doing business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Demonstrated a high level of prior preparation and planning that allowed them to adapt and/or pivot quickly to deal with the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID Hero Entrepreneur Nominee(s)
The COVID Hero category seeks to recognize those entrepreneurs and companies that have done one or more of the following actions over the first seven months of 2020:
• Found unique and innovative ways to assist and/or empower fellow entrepreneurs during the COVID pandemic.
• Created, led or participated in substantive community service or activities that have had a demonstrable impact on the well-being of the firm's local community.
• Made substantive sacrifices (business and/or personal) that helped retain jobs or assist customers and/or suppliers during the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
SAVE-THE-DATE: November 21st, 2020 7-8pm PST on KSCI Channel 18.
Due to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spirit of the Entrepreneur will be presented in a unique, televised format this year. The 2020 awards show will focus on those companies who have survived, thrived, and played, key roles in helping the community adapt and overcome.
This year marks 18 years of celebrating The Spirit of the Entrepreneur! Join us this November for a memorable televised broadcast filled with inspiration and innovation at this black-tie program as we celebrate the top innovators of Inland Southern California for 2020.
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