In each zone, in order to make their choice, the members of the "Nominees" Selection

Committee are asked to evaluate the potential candidates for this nomination, and their actions

over the year, using the following criteria:

Essential criteria

To be nominated, all these criteria must be "rated" well above average.

1. The entrepreneur's personality, entrepreneurial spirit, determination, generosity, sense

of timing, originality, boldness, etc.

2. The quality of what has been achieved.

o What can be quantified :

Volume of activity, sales, jobs created, profitability, money invested and/or

mobilized.

o What cannot be quantified :

Sense of innovation, ingenuity, ability to adapt and bounce back, ability to

federate teams and partners, and to create virtuous models...

NB. This last criterion can be assessed globally, or separately: "what is quantifiable" on the one

hand, and "what is not quantifiable" on the other.

3. The ambition and scope of the project(s) undertaken (in relation to the size and

dynamics of the market(s) addressed).

4. What’s happening in 2025.

In other words, the entrepreneur must have accomplished one or more particularly

significant actions during the year within the company or companies in which he is

involved. For example:

- The creation of one or more new businesses, the creation of one or more new

activities within their company,

- A particularly significant development of their company (in terms of sales, number of

employees, profitability, etc.),

- A particularly significant - and positive - company event (sale, partnership, IPO,

transfer, etc.).

NB. This last criterion may not be taken into account in certain zones, if the number and

quality of entrepreneurs identified for nomination in the zone is insufficient.

Criteria that can make all the difference.

By being "rated" well above average on one of the following criteria in order of importance, an

entrepreneur who meets the 4 essential criteria above can make the difference with the others.

1. The relevance of what he or she has undertaken to HEC's strategic challenges:

Developing a more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous economy (social impact,

contribution to ecological transitions, ... )

2. A personality who is little-known by the HEC community, but who deserves to be.

3. Its "entrepreneurial" reputation, its "must-have" dimension in its territory and/or fields

of expertise.

4. Commitment to the HEC community.

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The nominees selection phase has ended - votes are now open!