HAWAII REGIONAL QUALIFIER
has been cancelled for 2021.
Eo HAWAII
Honolulu, HAWAII
MAHALO TO OUR 2020 Partners
GSEA PRESENTING SPONSOR
GSEA TRANSPORTATION SPONSOR
TECHNOLOGY SPONSOR - Microsoft Store at Ala Moana Center
MEDIA SPONSOR
IN KIND PUBLIC RELATIONS SPONSOR
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
BUSINESS CONSULTING RESOURCES
SIMON LEADERSHIP GROUP
DALE CARNEGIE TRAINING
Hawaii National Bank, as part of its ongoing support of Hawaii entrepreneurs, is the presenting sponsor of the fifth-annual qualifier GSEA competition. The bank offers tailored banking services and financing programs for locally owned businesses and shares advice from Hawaii entrepreneurs at entrepreneurs.hawaiinational.com.
Hawaii National Bank is a community bank providing highly personalized service through 13 branches on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii. For nearly 60 years the bank has specialized in serving individual account holders and locally owned, closely held businesses. Learn more at www.HawaiiNational.bank.
ABOUT
What?
The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and/or national competitions in hopes to qualify for GSEA Finals. Founded in 1998 by Saint Louis University, GSEA is now an Entrepreneurs’ Organization program.
Why?
EO GSEA supports student entrepreneurs who require much needed mentorship, recognition and connections to take their businesses to the next level of success.
Who?
Undergraduate and graduate* college/university students who own and operate a business for at least six months are eligible to compete.
Where?
Qualifying competitions are held in cities and countries worldwide, with the 2020 Global Finals held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
When?
Qualifying competitions take place throughout the calendar year with the Global Finals held in the Spring following the competition.
HISTORY
1998: Program originated in John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA.
1998: Program expands to encompass North America (Canada, US, Mexico).
2002: Name change to GSEA to reflect new global scope (all countries worldwide).
2006: Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) takes over the program from Saint Louis University to provide a sustainable model and continue global growth and expansion.
2006: Mercedes-Benz Financial signs on as GSEA Global Partner.
2007: GSEA nominations hit 750; expansion into Australia, Africa and Asia; more than US$100,000 in prizes available; student finalists had businesses ranging in size from US$750,000 to more than US$2 million.
2008: GSEA nominations hit 1,000; more than US$150,000 in prizes awarded to the Global Finalists; more than 60 elite judges with a combined net worth of more than US$2 Billion in attendance.
2009: GSEA nominations hit 1,500; more than $250,000 in prizes awarded to students in regional and global competitions; expansion into 12 new countries for a total of 18; more than 90 elite judges at the 2009 GSEA Global Finals.
2016: EO Hawaii debuts the GSEA program in Honolulu.
Questions?
“I was incredibly inspired by what I saw out on that stage. ”