Applications for the 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year regional competition are being accepted until April 30

Applications for the 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year regional competition are being accepted until April 30

The Murmansk Region continues accepting applications for the regional competition "Entrepreneur of the Year 2026". The competition is traditionally one of the key platforms for identifying and encouraging representatives of small and medium-sized businesses in the Murmansk region who have shown the best results in business development. It is aimed at increasing the public importance of entrepreneurial activity and creating a positive image of an entrepreneur in the region.

This year, the winners and laureates will be determined in 11 nominations: "Start", "Businesswoman", "Best family business", "For useful things", "Beauty Industry", "Best brand", among the new nominations — "Best in tourism and hospitality", "Gastronomic code of the Arctic", "Demographic potential", "Best Exporter of Goods" and "Exporter of the Year in the service sector". In each nomination, one winner and one laureate will be determined.

Applications will be accepted until April 30th inclusive. The awarding ceremony will be timed to coincide with the Day of Russian Entrepreneurship.


The competition regulations are published on the website Ministry of Tourism and Entrepreneurship of the Murmansk region.

/ Ministry of Arctic Development and Economy of the Murmansk Region /