Global Impact Award Launches to Honor 665M โInvisible Championsโ of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Global Impact Award launches to give visibility and credibility to 665M overlooked entrepreneurs & innovators worldwide.
LAGUNA BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With nearly 665 million entrepreneurs worldwide building businesses that will shape the future economy, a staggering 99% may never receive formal recognition for their achievements.
This gap costs innovative companies critical visibility, investor attention, and market credibility.
With its launch, the Global Impact Award introduces a new standard in entrepreneurial recognition. A merit-based, internationally accessible awards platform celebrating excellence across 25+ categories spanning innovation, sustainability, market impact, and leadership.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐
SMEs are the backbone of nearly every economy, representing roughly 90% of all businesses and accounting for more than half of global employment. Yet despite their scale and innovation potential, ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ have celebrated large institutions instead.
The traditional awards system has created what industry analysts call the "๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐จ๐ข๐ฑ." While prestigious awards historically centered on North American and European markets, 70% of global entrepreneurial activity occurs in emerging economies where recognition infrastructure remains limited.
While awards such as Fast Companyโs World Changing Ideas, TIME100 Impact, and established entrepreneurship awards spotlight certain sectors and geographies, systemic barriers still exclude many high-performing impact businesses.
GIA is carving its place as the next evolution in the ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ and ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐. It not only celebrates achievement but acts as a catalyst for business visibility, investor confidence, and partnership growth across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น & ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐
In recent years, digital transformation and sustainability imperatives have become central to business innovation. A 2023 World Economic Forum piece noted that up to 67% of SMEs and mid-sized businesses struggle to fully survive unless they embrace digitalization, given resource constraints and competitive pressures.
Consequently, the WEFโs โSustainability Meets Growthโ initiative (2025) hints that embedding ESG strategies into SME growth is no longer optional but essential.
Beyond recognition, the Global Impact Awards highlight the broader ecosystem of global branding. GIA categories align with creative marketing awards, public relations awards, and Brand of the Year honors, a holistic approach that reflects what success truly means in modern entrepreneurship.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑโ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ
The Global Impact Award is designed to spotlight the high-impact innovators who often fly under the radar. It combines the prestige of ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ with a transparent, accessible ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ designed for fairness and credibility.
Through its fully ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ platform, GIA addresses these systemic gaps through three foundational principles: accessibility, transparency, and tangible impact. Unlike most ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐, GIA features diverse ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐-๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ across categories such as FinTech, GreenTech, EdTech, HealthTech, and Social Enterprise.
The initiative also champions inclusion by recognizing women in leadership, youth, and talent awards, as well as employee recognition programs, reflecting the changing face of global business excellence.
At the heart of GIAโs credibility lies its rigorous ๐ท๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐, combining quantitative results, innovation, and social impact under a transparent, bias-free framework.
Each submission is evaluated by an international panel of experts from innovation, finance, and sustainability sectors, ensuring authenticity and trust. GIA publishes its evaluation framework publicly, separating revenue generation from judging decisions entirely.
"๐๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ...๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ-๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ 200-๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ-๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด," ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ-๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ. "๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐บ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ."
The Global Impact Award 2025 is now accepting nominations via the GIA Website. With nomination fees starting at $299, significantly below the $500-$5,000 range of traditional awards, GIA ensures deserving businesses at any stage can compete.
Organizations from all continents, small startups to scale-ups, are encouraged to apply. Winners will receive global publicity, endorsement, and a network of growth opportunities.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
The Global Impact Awards is an international recognition platform celebrating entrepreneurs and organizations creating measurable global impact.
With a transparent ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, digital evaluation system, and global panel of judges, GIA amplifies credibility, visibility, and opportunity for high-impact ventures.
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