Nominations are now open for the Global Entrepreneurship Network's prestigious Compass Awards. These awards celebrate excellence in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and honor outstanding individuals and organizations making a difference in helping entrepreneurs start and scale around the world.
Nominations for 13 awards will be accepted until April 7, 2025. To be eligible, nominees must be active members of GEN and engaged in its programming.
Finalists will be announced in May, with winners celebrated at the 2025 Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Indiana, USA June 2-5.
Nominate today for the following categories:
Founder Champion:
Awarded to the highest-performing or most promising founder active in the GEN community.
Founder Catalyst:
Awarded to exceptional organizations that have demonstrated dedication and success in connecting, inspiring and empowering startup founders through GEN programming.
Investor Champion:
Awarded to an angel investor, venture capitalist or other member of the GEN Invest community who has significantly advanced the interests of investors and the startups they enable.
Capital Catalyst:
Awarded to organizations and leaders who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to expanding access to capital for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Policy Champion:
Awarded to a GEN Policy community leader who has had the most significant impact in removing barriers to entrepreneurship through policies, programs or regulatory changes. This award is open to ministers, governors, mayors and other political leaders.
Policy Catalyst:
Awarded to a GEN Policy community member who has made the most significant contributions to removing barriers to entrepreneurship through advocacy or implementation of new policies and regulations. This award is open to campaigners, advisors, officials, and other policy professionals.
Ecosystem Champion:
Awarded to an individual or organization with outstanding commitment and achievement to drive their local ecosystem's positive, long-term and inclusive growth through programs and education to advance innovation and support startups.
Research Champion:
Awarded to a GEN Research community member who has produced actionable research, which has resulted in better-informed policies or programs advancing entrepreneurship.
Research Partnership:
Awarded to organizations that have collaborated to provide actionable research leading to better-informed policies, improved entrepreneurship programs, or ecosystem developments.
Global Entrepreneurship Week Champion:
Awarded to the organization that ran the best national Global Entrepreneurship Week Campaign in 2024 based on overall reach, diversity, creativity, visibility and impact.
Barrier Breaker:
Awarded to an individual or organization with outstanding commitment and achievement in creating pathways to entrepreneurship that empower non-traditional audiences and under-represented communities.
GEN Rookie of the Year:
Awarded to an individual or organization new to GEN for their contributions to advancing entrepreneurship through a GEN program.
Learn more and submit your nominations today: https://www.genglobal.org/compassawards.