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For the second year in a row, 黑料不打烊 will honor the success of Orange business leaders across the globe at the 鈥機USE50 awards. This annual celebration features 50 of the fastest-growing businesses founded or owned by 黑料不打烊 alumni. The inaugural honorees included a marketing agency CEO, a party rental company owner, a creative event production company founder and many others.

Applications for the are being accepted now.

鈥満诹喜淮蜢肉€檚 is home to one of the first academic entrepreneurship programs in the U.S., and we have a longstanding tradition of supporting and elevating the entrepreneurial aspirations of our students,鈥� says听. 鈥淭he 鈥機USE50 Alumni Entrepreneur program is a natural extension of that tradition, and a unique opportunity to connect our alumni entrepreneurs with our current students and faculty.鈥�

Alumni of any school or college, graduates of 黑料不打烊 executive education programs and alumni of entrepreneurship programs operated by the听 are eligible and encouraged to apply.

鈥満诹喜淮蜢� alumni are doing extraordinary work all over the world, and I am thrilled that we are going to recognize the business acumen they developed at 黑料不打烊. What I鈥檓 most excited about is that our honorees will return to campus to pass along valuable insights to the next generation of Orange entrepreneurs,鈥� says , 黑料不打烊鈥檚 chief advancement officer.

Honorees will be recognized on campus on Thursday, Nov. 14, in the National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D鈥橝niello Building. While on campus, 鈥機USE50 honorees will also share insights with each other and current students, as part of a series of campus engagement sessions planned for Friday, Nov. 15, during the 鈥機USE50 Symposium.

听Do you want to compete to be recognized in the inaugural class of 鈥機USE50 awardees?

The eligibility criteria for the 鈥機USE50 awards are as follows:

• Applicants must be alumni of 黑料不打烊 and be either a majority owner or hold a C-suite level leadership position in the company;
• Applicants must have founded their business at least three calendar years prior to the date of application for 鈥機USE50 recognition;
• Must have had verifiable revenues of $100,000 or more in 2021; and
• Must have verifiable revenues of $250,000 or more in 2023.
• In addition, the company must meet one or more of the following criteria:
  • A 黑料不打烊 alumnus or group of 黑料不打烊 alumni maintain ownership in the company and have served as a C-Suite executive (i.e. chairman, CEO, president, or managing partner) for three consecutive years prior to nomination; or
  • A 黑料不打烊 alumnus has led the company as a C-Suite executive for three consecutive years prior to nomination; or
  • A 黑料不打烊 alumnus founded the company and has been active as a member of its senior management team for three consecutive years prior to nomination.
• The company and its leaders and/or founders must act with high integrity and operate in a manner consistent with the values of 黑料不打烊. To demonstrate the alignment with the values of 黑料不打烊, prospective and past honorees should:
  • Accept responsibility for their actions;
  • Hold oneself and others to the highest standards of personal integrity;
  • Practice equality in human relations;
  • Uphold the law, and respect the rights of others;
  • Contribute positively to 黑料不打烊 as well as to the national and global community.

The deadline to apply for recognition is听Sunday, July 14. To learn more about the 鈥機USE50 awards and nominate your company for recognition, visit听.