Global Awards 2026

ICSB Global Impact Award for Best Entrepreneurship Center

The International Council for Small Business proudly announces the ICSB Global Impact Award for Best Entrepreneurship Center, a distinguished international recognition honoring centers that are transforming the future of entrepreneurship through excellence, innovation, and measurable impact. This award celebrates institutions that are not only advancing entrepreneurship education and research, but also strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems within their communities and across the globe.

The award recognizes centers that demonstrate exceptional leadership in fostering entrepreneurial thinking, supporting innovators, empowering small businesses, and developing scalable programs that create lasting economic and social value. Through a rigorous evaluation process, nominated centers will be assessed on four core dimensions: Quality, Innovation, Impact, and Scalability. Finalists selected by the Awards Committee will be notified on June 8, 2026, and will join a global network of institutions shaping the next generation of entrepreneurship leadership.

At a time when entrepreneurship plays an increasingly critical role in economic resilience and societal progress, the ICSB Global Impact Award highlights the institutions leading meaningful change. These centers represent the future of entrepreneurship by combining visionary leadership with practical action, creating opportunities for entrepreneurs, students, researchers, and communities worldwide.

ICSB Global Awards in Entrepreneurship Educator Excellence

The International Council for Small Business Global Awards in Entrepreneurship Educator Excellence celebrate visionary educators and programs that are redefining entrepreneurship education through creativity, innovation, and measurable impact. These prestigious international awards recognize institutions and educators who are shaping the next generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers through forward-thinking, human-centered teaching.

Finalists for the awards will be selected by the Awards Committee and notified on May 31, 2026, with the winners officially announced during the ICSB World Congress 2026 in Washington, D.C., and celebrated at ICSB Innovation Unleashed. Being named a finalist represents a distinguished recognition of excellence and leadership within the global entrepreneurship education community.

The awards evaluate programs based on four core dimensions: Novelty and Creativity, Measurable Student Impact, Transformational Educational Experience, and Global Scalability and Replicability. At a time when entrepreneurship education continues to evolve rapidly, these awards highlight the educators and programs leading meaningful change across classrooms, communities, and entrepreneurial ecosystems worldwide.

ICSB Global Awards in Entrepreneurship Education Excellence

The International Council for Small Business Global Awards in Entrepreneurship Education Excellence recognize outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs that are redefining entrepreneurship education through innovation, creativity, and measurable impact. These prestigious international awards celebrate institutions that are preparing the next generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers through forward-thinking and human-centered educational approaches.

Finalists will be selected by the Pedagogy Awards Committee and notified on May 31, 2026, with winners officially announced during the ICSB World Congress 2026 in Washington, D.C. Being named a finalist represents a distinguished recognition of excellence and leadership within the global entrepreneurship education community.

Programs will be evaluated across four core dimensions: Program Novelty and Creativity, Measurable Student Impact, Societal and Educational Impact, and Global Replicability and Scalability. At a time when entrepreneurship education continues to evolve rapidly, these awards highlight the programs leading meaningful transformation across classrooms, universities, and entrepreneurial ecosystems worldwide.