EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America

Those chosen to join the Winning Women North America program will:

• Join an elite network of ambitious entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies.
• Become part of an exclusive global community of founders who act as advisors and role models for one another.
• Participate in a customized executive education program with year-round activities designed to accelerate sustainable business growth.
• Receive an invitation to the Strategic Growth Forum® US. For over a decade, the Forum has convened pacesetting CEOs from across the country for three days of inspiring keynotes; thought-provoking panels; one-to-one meetings; and limitless, high-value networking.

To take advantage of this opportunity, applicants must be women business owners who are founding CEOs and majority owners* of any privately held company in the US or Canada. The company must have reported at least US$2m in sales during each of the past two fiscal years. Company revenues of typical applicants range from US$2m to approximately US$30m. Businesses can be any age as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.

Other eligibility requirements include:

• If there are multiple women co-founders, they may apply as a group if they meet the ownership criteria.
• Selected participants are required to attend a two-day orientation in late summer, as well as the Strategic Growth Forum® US, November 12-15, 2025, in Palm Springs, California.
• Only for-profit businesses may apply.
• Franchisors are eligible, but franchisees are not.

*For women who have sought outside investment, the founding woman entrepreneur may still apply if majority ownership stake is retained after deducting all outside investments.