Oranienburg, 16 October 2025. Shaping the future actively and successfully has rarely been as challenging for business leaders as it is today. However, the finalists of the ‘EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025’ award show how this can be achieved with great commitment, perseverance and belief in one's own ideas. Under the motto ‘Shape The Future with Confidence’, EY is once again honouring Germany's best owner-managed companies this year. These are companies that work every day to deliver top performance for their customers and their own employees – in order to be economically successful and to live up to the social responsibility that entrepreneurship entails. The competition is supported by ODDO BHF as a programme partner.
Twenty companies have made it to the final round of the competition this year, including ORAFOL. The awards will be presented in the categories ‘Family Business,’ ‘Innovation,’ “Sustainability” and ‘Young Companies.’
This year's winners will be announced on 6 November 2025 in the Wappenhalle in Munich. The award ceremony will be hosted by journalist and entrepreneur Judith Rakers.
A jury of recognised experts will determine the winners based on four key criteria: ‘Entrepreneurship’, which represents entrepreneurial thinking and action, ‘Purpose’, which reflects the company's purpose and vision, “Growth”, which stands for growth and future potential, and ‘Impact’, which includes impact and corporate responsibility.
About the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year competition
The Entrepreneur Of The Year programme was launched by EY in the USA in 1986 and is now one of the world's most prestigious awards for entrepreneurial excellence. The competition is now established in 58 countries and is being held in Germany for the 29th time.
In the United Kingdom, the competition is run with the support of ODDO BHF as programme partner. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and manager magazin are media partners for the competition.
Further information can be found at: http://www.de.ey.com/eoy
