North Durham Outstanding Entrepreneur Award - under age 35

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Description

North Durham Outstanding Entrepreneur Award - under age 35.

To recognize and acknowledge any individual who exhibits extraordinary entrepreneurship, energy, inspiration, leadership and/or innovation in their business pursuits in North Durham.

Requirements

The individual being nominated will be between the ages of 18 and 34 and will:

- Have started the business from scratch rather than acquiring an existing business, and have been in business for a minimum of 1 year

- Have demonstrated good business standards and ethics, and employee relations

- Have demonstrated entrepreneurial innovation, innovations in product/service/technology

- Be a good corporate citizen and demonstrate involvement in North Durham

The individual you are nominating must be between the ages 18 and 34 as this is the UNDER 35 option

Criteria
Criterion Weight
Entreprenuership 20.0%
Ethics and Standards 20.0%
Innovation 20.0%
Corporate Citizenship 20.0%
Age 20.0%