The Future Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 information and forms have been sent out to schools running the ABE Endorsed KidsMBA programme.
This is an international competition, independently judged by business experts. Each school may enter one Star Performer winner/winning team per cohort run between July 2025 to the end of June 2026. The aim is to find and encourage young people to demonstrate the highest level of entrepreneurial acumen and sharpen the skills of budding entrepreneurs.
The prize
The winner or winning team will receive $1000 prize money, as well as hold the 'Future Entrepreneur of the Year' title and be given a trophy and certificate. The runner-up will receive a cash prize of $500, and all finalists will be presented with a trophy. The winner or winning team will receive $1000 prize money
The winner's school will also receive a trophy and have use of the 'Future Entrepreneur winner ' logo. And, of course, will be included in all post-competition publicity.
Last Year's winners
My First Kit team, representing Kaasthamandap Vidhyalaya in Nepal is the 2025 Future Entrepreneur of the Year, with runner-up Swachhalay, representing Learning Wings Education Systems, India. You can read the judges' comments here.
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