EY and University of Malta’s TAKEOFF Business Incubator officially launched a series of events aimed at providing insights and guidance to budding entrepreneurs seeking to embark on innovative projects or who wish to take their business to the next level. Entitled ‘Exceptional Entrepreneurs’, the series will be addressed by alumni of EY’s Global Entrepreneur Of The Year™ (EOY) programme.

The aim of the series is to bring up and coming entrepreneurs face to face with, literally, Exceptional Entrepreneurs – men and women who rose to the top of their game by being the most creative, innovative and insightful. They will be sharing their knowledge about building successful international ventures from the ground up.

The EY EOY programme is considered to be the world’s most prestigious business award.

Launched in 1986 in the United States, it is held in more than 145 cities and in more than 60 countries worldwide. A ‘who’s who’ of both developed and emerging markets, these alumni include many household names. LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner, and Rovio founder Mikael Hed are recent EoY National Award winners, whilst Guy Laliberté, Founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, and Michael Spencer of ICAP plc are recent Global winners. Over half of today’s top 100 Nasdaq companies have won the EOY Award.

Ronald Attard, EY Malta’s Country Managing Partner said: “through this partnership we aim to provide a valuable platform with exceptional entrepreneurs who will not only share their success stories, but also answer questions and discuss pathways and strategies.”

The Rector, Prof. Juanito Camilleri, said, “this initiative will support ongoing efforts at the University to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit among students, and provide entrepreneurs at TAKEOFF and individuals involved in the broader local start-up community, with the opportunity to learn firsthand from some of the world’s most influential and innovative high-growth entrepreneurs.”

Evarist Bartolo, Minister for Education and Employment thanked both EY and the University of Malta for their commitment and for offering this mentoring opportunity to entrepreneurs.

“Sharing your ideas with the people who have been successful in their business path will not only give the right insight, but will surely empower the audience to keep working at converting their ideas into working ventures.”

The Exceptional Entrepreneurs series will cover a number of topics with experts from different economic and financial spheres. Follow us on our Facebook page EY Malta Careers to find out more.

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