Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who
are shaping the future
MINNEAPOLIS, May 1, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced that
Jim Loffler, Founder & CEO, and
James Loffler, President of Loffler
Companies, were named Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Heartland
Award finalists. The Heartland program celebrates entrepreneurs
from the Dakotas, Iowa,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of
The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious
leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and have a
transformational impact on lives. Over the past four decades, the
program has recognized the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and
bold actions that reshape our world.
"It's an honor to stand among our fellow
leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and positively
impact lives, and to be recognized with my son is very special."
Jim Loffler, Founder &
CEO.
A total of 36 entrepreneurs across 28 companies were selected by
an independent panel of judges. The candidates were evaluated based
on their demonstration of building long-term value through
entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other
core contributions and attributes.
"We are truly humbled by the recognition of being named
finalists in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024
Heartland program. It's an honor to stand among our fellow leaders
who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and positively impact
lives, and to be recognized with my son is very special. This would
not be possible without the support of our family and incredible
Loffler Team members." said Jim
Loffler, Founder & CEO of Loffler Companies. "We are
grateful to be surrounded by an incredible team, focused on helping
our customers, community, partners and fellow team members
succeed," said James Loffler,
President of Loffler Companies.
Entrepreneur Of The Year honors many different types of business
leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit.
The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their
business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their
company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an
existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and
multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy
business model to fortify it for the future.
Regional award winners will be announced on June 20th during a special celebration and will
become lifetime members of an esteemed community of Entrepreneur Of
The Year alumni from around the world. The winners will then be
considered by the National judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year
National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual
Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation's most prestigious
gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.
In addition to Entrepreneur Of The Year, EY US supports other
entrepreneurs through the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ program
and the EY Entrepreneurs Access Network to help connect women
founders and Black and Hispanic/Latino entrepreneurs, respectively,
with the resources, network and access needed to unlock their full
potential.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of
The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh
USA, SAP and the Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation. In the Heartland, sponsors also include
regional Platinum sponsor, Twin Cities Business; regional Gold
sponsor, Padilla; and regional Silver sponsors, Brillect and
Robert Half.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year® has celebrated more than
11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic
businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80
countries and territories globally.
The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of
independent judges select the regional award winners every June.
Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic
Growth Forum® in November where National finalists and award
winners are announced. The overall National winner represents the
US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® competition. Visit
ey.com/us/eoy.
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About Loffler
Loffler Companies provides the most comprehensive business
technology solutions in the country, with experts who bring it all
together to build secure, optimized technology environments.
Loffler's offerings include IT managed and security services,
business security systems, disaster recovery/business continuity,
multifunctional copiers and printers, print management services,
software and workflow technology consulting, professional IT
services/consulting, unified communications, and on-site management
of print and mail centers.
As one of the top Canon and Konica Minolta dealers in the U.S.,
Loffler Companies also works with leading partners such as Nutanix,
Arctic Wolf, Microsoft, Mitel, 8x8, Xerox, HP, Lexmark and FP
Mailing Solutions. These wide-ranging products and services exist
for one purpose: to help organizations succeed. Loffler's
specialized trainers, flexible billing and financing options at all
price levels and award-winning service and support benefits all
clients.
Founded by Jim Loffler in 1986,
and now led by James Loffler,
Loffler Companies is nationally recognized as a leader in business
technology and managed services. Loffler is among the top office
solutions dealers in the US for service and support, with more than
500 employees working every day to exceed the expectations of their
clients, partners and the community.
Media Contact
Kenzie Roberts, Loffler
Companies, 952-230-5633, kenzie.roberts@loffler.com,
www.loffler.com
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