Ernst & Young has named Jim Horn, Chairman of Kennett Square-based Tri-M Group, an Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 Greater Philadelphia Award winner.
Entrepreneur of the Year is a prestigious and competitive awards program for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. For 40 years, Ernst & Young has celebrated ambitious entrepreneurs who are transforming industries, impacting communities, and creating long-term value.
Horn joined Tri-M Group in 1983 as an electrical designer and became joint owner in 2002. The company provides comprehensive electrical and facility solutions and services to help customers grow their operations, solve their most difficult facility and energy-related problems, and meet their toughest deadlines.
Horn was chosen by an independent panel of past winners, top CEOs, and business leaders. Judges assessed candidates on long-term value creation, entrepreneurial spirit, purpose-driven commitment, and significant growth and impact.
“I am humbled to receive this award and honored to be recognized among the visionary winners in Greater Philadelphia who are shaping the future of business,” Horn said.
As a Greater Philadelphia award winner, Horn is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 National Awards. The National Award winners, including the Entrepreneur of the Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced in November at the Strategic Growth Forum, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.
The Entrepreneur of the Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in June 2026.
Entrepreneur of the Year recognizes 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 strengthen it for the future.
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