JCI Dublin - Junior Chamber International Dublin

The JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur Award (JCI CYEA) is a new international award which was designed specifically to recognize outstanding young entrepreneurs.

JCI (Junior Chamber International) is the world’s largest network of young leaders and entrepreneurs. As young leaders and entrepreneurs, we endeavor to find ways to recognize and support outstanding examples in these areas.

This exciting new international award recognizes, honors and celebrates exceptional young entrepreneurs and the role of creativity in their success. Participating Organizations will not only raise their profile in the community, through organizing and administering the program, they will develop their own leadership skills, fostering fellowship across their communities.

 

Who can participate?

The competition is open to all entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 40, JCI members and non-members alike.

Please look under the “Nomination & Award Process" for the entry form.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for creative young entrepreneurs that have started a new business using creativity in product development, service development, and in their approach to the market. Or, they have taken an existing business and incorporated creativity to solve a problem, or change a process, to create positive change in their business operations. Your communities are full of young entrepreneurs who have used their imagination in solving problems and approaching the market. Your efforts in promoting this contest will assist in learning about, and honoring these young entrepreneurs in your community.
 

• Men and women between the ages of eighteen and forty may participate in this program. Participants must be under forty years of age on the date the recognition ceremony is held.

• A nominee must be an owner/manager who is primarily responsible for the recent, or start-up performance of a privately held business

• A nominee must be a resident of the territory within which they are being nominated. This territory may be local, regional or national. (For national programs, proof of citizenship or permanent residence may be requested.)

• Participants need not be members of the JCI organization, provided they meet all other requirements.

• All nominations must be submitted using the online nomination form located on the JCI CYEA website at www.jci.cc. Submissions must be received by the deadline date posted on the official JCI CYEA website. The nomination form is downloadable and printable in order to help nominators prepare the nomination prior to entering it online. The official entry must be submitted online only. Nominations received in any other format will be disqualified.

• In order for local level competitions to be held, a national level competition must be held by the National Organization or its National Designate. If the National Organization does not wish to hold a competition it may name a National Designate from one of its local chapters to register and act as the National Organization for the purposes of this competition. All nominations received from countries without a national competition (run by the NOM or its designate) will be entered into the International Open pool.

• Nominations must be completed in English to be eligible, and answers must not exceed the word limits shown for each question. All allowed information must be included in the pages of the nomination form online.

• International semi-finalists must submit an electronic photograph to the final judging panel. This electronic photograph must be at least 600 dpi and JCI suggest that the photo show only the head and shoulders of the nominee.

• All International semi-finalist contestants must be willing to travel to the JCI World Congress, and will be required to swear an affidavit attesting to the accuracy of the information contained in their nomination form.

• JCI will cover the travel and accommodation for the three finalists whose businesses, and their use of creativity in their success as an entrepreneur, will be presented to the Congress, whereupon the finalists judged to be the winner will be granted the JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur Award.