Awarded to an entrepreneur who has achieved outstanding success, demonstrated innovation and leadership capabilities, and a desire to discover new opportunities for growth, thus establishing new benchmarks of sustained superior performance.
Minimum eligibility criteria:
- The nominee must be a founder or co-founder of the business.
- He/she should have been in business for a minimum of 10 years.
Awarded to a business family member in Kerala who has revolutionized an existing enterprise through outstanding growth (whether in technology, product, or business model) and, thus, redefined the rules of business and prepared their business for a whole new era.
Minimum eligibility criteria:
- The nominee must be a 2nd or later generation entrepreneur.
- He/she should have been in the business for a minimum of 5 years.
- The nominee should head a business unit.
- Professional CEOs do not qualify for the award.
- The business unit headed by nominee should have a minimum annual revenue of INR 25 crore.
Awarded to an entrepreneur for innovation in technology, business model or product and service that has disrupted and deeply impacted the economy.
Minimum eligibility criteria:
- The nominee should have been in business for a minimum of 3 years.
- Innovative product or service, disruptive with demonstrated traction of 2 years.
Awarded to a social entrepreneur whose work is found to have the most impact on the society and/or economy in Kerala, in terms of social inclusion, sustainability and other attributes that indicate lasting and progressive social change.
Minimum eligibility criteria:
- The nominee should have been in business for a minimum of 3 years.
- Should have sustained the impact or operation over a period of 6 months or more
Awarded to an individual or organization that has played a significant role in improving access to funding, incubation, infrastructure or other means of facilitating entrepreneurship.
Minimum eligibility criteria:
- A nominee must have contributed to the entrepreneurial ecosystem for at least 2 years.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This flagship award honors an individual whose leadership and entrepreneurship have had a profound impact on building an enterprise, as well as Kerala’s broader community and society.
- A nominee must have contributed to the entrepreneurial.
- No candidate shall be considered for more than one award category.
- All application forms are to be filled in the English language only.
- Only individuals/institutions based in Kerala, or with substantial presence in the State will be eligible.
- All award winners will be selected by the Awards Jury. The jury will be composed of invited members with voting rights, who will be assisted by ex-officio members with no voting rights. The decisions of the jury will be final and binding.
- Although an award is for the year, the past performance of a company will also be considered during the selection process.
- Candidates trying to influence the jury or the selection process in any way will be immediately and irrevocably disqualified.
