Selection Criteria
The following criteria is used to select our entrepreneur of the year winners:
- An alum of CSB or SJU
- Recognized as an entrepreneur by others
- Mid-career or older, ( but this is not a lifetime achievement award)
- Engaged in leadership of a social or business venture now.... Will be more to come in their careers
- Demonstrates strong entrepreneurial mindset: creative approaches, willingness to take risks, engages others, faces ambiguity with enthusiasm
- Started at least one Venture
- At least one venture they started was very successful and the current venture they are engaged in is recognized as a success
- Demonstrates Innovation: The candidate has transformed traditional practice through an innovative product, service, approach, or a more rigorous application of known technologies and ideas
- The person actively demonstrates Benedictine values in work and life and embeds those values in the venture(s) they lead: listening with the heart, contribute to and build community, and see God in all around
- The venture they started is guided by values set and modeled by founder
- Gives back to community and alma mater