Stelios Young Entrepreneur Awards 2025 Launch in Monaco and the Riviera
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of the easy family of brands, has launched the first-ever Stelios Foundation Young Entrepreneur Awards in Monaco and the Riviera, offering €60,000 in cash prizes to three young business owners. The initiative aims to support promising startups in the region, rewarding innovation and entrepreneurial spirit.
The overall winner will win a cash prize of €30,000 to invest in their business, with a second prize of €20,000 and third prize of €10,000.
Requirements
Eligible applicants must be born in 1990 or later, have a registered company in Monaco or the South of France for at least five years, and generate annual revenues of over €30,000.
The grand prize winner will receive €30,000, with second and third-place prizes of €20,000 and €10,000, respectively. Additionally, winners will benefit from €30,000 worth of marketing and advertising support through Riviera Radio.
Deadline
Applications can be downloaded from www.stelios.mc and submitted via email to maya.turnbull@stelios.com by 5 PM on April 24, 2025.
Awards
Winners will be announced by Sir Stelios at an awards ceremony on May 16, 2025, at the Stelios Foundation Conference Hall in Monaco.
About The Stelios Foundation
The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, which is launching and funding the award, has the stated mission of supporting a very diverse range of good causes but “close to home” i.e., in the local communities that Sir Stelios and his family have lived and worked and of course the Monaco and the Riviera is one of them.
The foundation has been running very successful similar entrepreneur’s awards in the UK, Greece, and Cyprus supporting job creation in the local economies for many years. The majority of the profits of easyGroup go to the Foundation.
