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Day: 17 February 2025

Stelios Foundation launches Young Entrepreneur Awards for the French Riviera and Monaco

by: Stephanie Horsman
17/02/2025

Ambitious young entrepreneurs in Monaco and on the Côte d’Azur have an exciting new opportunity to showcase their businesses and win funding to help them expand and grow, thanks to the newly launched Stelios Foundation Young Entrepreneur Awards 2025.

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the renowned entrepreneur and founder of EasyJet and its subsidiaries, has launched the Stelios Foundation Young Entrepreneur Awards to support and celebrate innovative young business minds in the region.

Set to be held at the Stelios Foundation Conference Hall in Monaco on 16th May, the awards will see a total of €60,000 in cash prizes go to three outstanding entrepreneurs based in either the Principality or the French Riviera. The first-prize winner will take home a generous €30,000 to invest in their company, the second-placed entrepreneur will receive €20,000 and the third-prize winner will get €10,000. In addition to the financial boost, winners will receive €30,000 worth of communication, marketing and advertising support courtesy of the awards’ partner, Riviera Radio.

The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, the driving force behind the awards, is committed to supporting the local communities where Sir Stelios and his family have lived and worked, including Monaco and the Côte d’Azur. Similar initiatives have been launched in the UK, Greece and Cyprus, and the foundation has a strong track record of fostering entrepreneurship and job creation in each of these nations.

WHO CAN APPLY?

The Young Entrepreneur Awards are for keen young businesspeople born in 1990 or later, who run or have run a company registered in Monaco or the south of France within the last five years and have achieved an annual revenue of at least €30,000. Applicants must also be company directors who own more than 50% of their business’ shares. Those eligible can download the application forms here.

Applications must be submitted to maya.turnbull@stelios.com by 5pm on 24th April. The winners will be announced by Sir Stelios himself at the awards ceremony in mid-May.

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Monaco-Nantes game dedicated to the Flavien Foundation’s fight against paediatric cancer

by: Stephanie Horsman
17/02/2025

Under the bright lights of the Stade Louis II over the weekend, AS Monaco delivered a resounding 7-1 victory over FC Nantes, but the night’s true significance went beyond the scoreboard. In honour of International Childhood Cancer Day, which fell on the same day as the match on Saturday 15th February, the Principality club decided to dedicate the game to the local Flavien Foundation as a show of its unwavering support in helping the charity raise funds for paediatric cancer research.

Founded by Denis Maccario in memory of his son Flavien, who lost his battle with a brain tumour in 2014, the Flavien Foundation has become a beacon of hope in Monaco’s fight against paediatric cancers. Over the past decade, it has raised vital funds for research, raised awareness of childhood cancer’s impact on patients and their families, and provided crucial support to those affected.

AS Monaco has long been a dedicated ally of the Foundation through its AS Monacoeur programme and once again used its powerful platform to champion the charity’s cause on the turf of the Stade Louis II on Saturday 15th February, when the team faced FC Nantes in Ligue 1.

On this night of triumphs and tributes, AS Monaco’s devotion was on full display as players took to the field wearing special jerseys featuring the Flavien Foundation’s logo.

Throughout the evening, messages advocating the work and goals of the Foundation illuminated the stadium’s LED panels and giant screens, reaching every spectator who had come to watch the game.

Beyond these grand gestures, the club organised a deeply personal and touching experience for 11-year-old Aymen, a young supporter who has cancer. Invited as a guest of honour, Aymen was granted exclusive access to the heart of the action, which included touring the stadium’s inner sanctum, greeting players upon arrival, and watching the pre-match warm-up from the edge of the pitch.

The Monaco team’s dominant performance on the field was a spectacle in itself, but the true victory lay in the awareness and support generated for a cause far beyond football. As the final whistle blew on an unforgettable night, the scoreboard may have read 7-1, but the most meaningful triumph belonged to those fighting against paediatric cancer.

For more information on the Flavien Foundation and its missions, click here.

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Photo source: AS Monaco