Veldhoven Entrepreneur Awards

You can nominate entrepreneurs for Promising Entrepreneur or Veldhoven Entrepreneur of the Year. You can nominate using the form on this website. Anyone can participate.

The jury will choose 3 nominees for the Promising Entrepreneur. Then everyone may vote via the voting form on this website.

During the Veldhoven Verbindt business event, the Veldhoven entrepreneur awards Promising Entrepreneur of the Year and Veldhoven Entrepreneur of the Year announced and awarded to the winners.

A special prize for starting entrepreneurs (active in Veldhoven for less than 3 years OR originating from Veldhoven).

Veldhoven Entrepreneur of the Year: The award for Veldhoven Entrepreneur of the Year has been adopted from the Veldhoven Entrepreneurship Trophy Foundation In 2022, this award was presented for the 25th and final time under the name Veldhovense Ondernemerstrofee. From 2023 onwards, Veldhoven Verbindt has presented this annual award. Veldhoven entrepreneurs can be nominated for the award, and the jury chooses the winner. This overview lists all the Veldhoven residents who have received this prestigious award.  

Promising Entrepreneur of the Year: The 2019 Promising Entrepreneur of the Year award was created by Veldhoven Verbindt to encourage young entrepreneurs in Veldhoven. distinguish and encourage. For this prize, entrepreneurs can be nominated. The entrepreneurial awards jury will compile a top three from the nominated candidates. A voting round then follows and during the event it will be announced which of the three nominees wins the prize.

Golden Ticket: In 2023, the Golden Ticket was awarded for the first time to a startup entrepreneur. This is an entrepreneur who has been registered with the Chamber of Commerce for less than 3 years at the time of participation, has established their company in Veldhoven, or lives in Veldhoven. The prize is only awarded to someone who is also present at the event.

View here the jury rules.

• Marcel Delhez - burgemeester van Veldhoven and chairman of the jury
• Lars van der Hoorn - as a representative of Veldhoven business
• Hans Sonnemans - representing cultural Veldhoven
• Jacqueline Siem a Sjoe-Erdkamp - as a representative of advocacy Veldhoven
• Bianca Kuijpers - On behalf of Veldhoven Verbindt as representative of the organized Veldhoven Entrepreneurs
• Steff Huijbers - representing the former winners

The jury is supported by the Veldhoven Verbindt organization, with Dirk Vorstenbosch, Chantal Ottens, and John Dane providing assistance.