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Submit your completed application and share your journey as a mother, entrepreneur, leader, and woman creating impact.
Ms. Mompreneur
Judging Panel
Ms. Mompreneur selects judges of distinction who reflect excellence in entrepreneurship, leadership, and community impact. Our judges are individuals who have demonstrated meaningful achievement within their industries and communities and who understand the unique balance of building a business while raising a family.
Judges are chosen for their integrity, experience, and ability to recognize the innovation, resilience, and leadership that define successful entrepreneurial mothers. Their perspectives help ensure that each applicant is evaluated thoughtfully and fairly.
The virtual competition is evaluated by a carefully selected panel of experienced professionals who bring diverse backgrounds and insights to the process. This diversity allows for a well-rounded review that recognizes different forms of entrepreneurial success and leadership. Judges may include entrepreneurs, business leaders, media professionals, former titleholders, coaches, and professionals who support women in business and leadership.
All judges review submissions independently and evaluate applicants in accordance with the established evaluation criteria to maintain fairness, credibility, and integrity throughout the selection process.
Eligibility Requirements
Who Can Apply
Ms. Mompreneur honors entrepreneurial mothers who are actively balancing motherhood, business ownership, leadership, and community impact. Eligible applicants may include stay-at-home mothers running home-based businesses, mothers managing companies outside the home, and women actively building businesses while raising families.
- Be a natural-born female between the ages of 21 and 55.
- Be the mother or primary caregiver of at least one child who is 18 years of age or younger.
- Reside in the United States or a U.S. territory.
- Have owned and actively operated a business for at least three consecutive years.
- Maintain an active role in the business’s day-to-day leadership and decision-making.
- Demonstrate leadership, integrity, and professionalism.
- Have made a meaningful impact through their business, within their industry, or in their community.
- Serve as a positive role model for women and entrepreneurial mothers.
The Journey
How It Works
02Application Review
Submissions are reviewed for leadership, entrepreneurial initiative, communication, authenticity, business presence, and overall impact.
03Virtual Interview
Selected applicants participate in a brief virtual interview to share more about their business, story, goals, and vision.
04Title Announcement
Final selections are announced through official Ms. Corporate America communication channels, including email, press release, and social media.
05Step Into Visibility
Participants begin their journey inside the Ms. Mompreneur experience with recognition, community, and leadership opportunities.
The Evaluation
How We Judge
Ms. Mompreneur uses a professional virtual evaluation process designed to recognize entrepreneurial mothers who demonstrate leadership, confidence, communication, authenticity, business initiative, and meaningful impact.
Scoring Structure
Applicants are evaluated using the following scoring distribution:
- Application + Video Submission – 50%
- Virtual Competition – 50%
Application + Video Submission – 50%
Judges evaluate each candidate’s written application and video submission, with consideration given to her:
- Mompreneur journey and personal story
- Business ownership and entrepreneurial growth
- Challenges she has faced and how she has overcome them
- Leadership and community impact
- Ability to balance motherhood and entrepreneurship
- Vision, authenticity, and purpose
Virtual Competition – 50%
Candidates participate in a live virtual competition designed to allow judges to see how they communicate, connect, think, and lead beyond their written application.
The virtual competition may include:
- Individual interview questions
- Group discussion and/or group interview questions
- Leadership and situational questions
- Questions surrounding motherhood, entrepreneurship, business, and impact
What Judges Are Looking For
Judges are looking for a well-rounded Mompreneur who demonstrates:
- Authenticity and confidence
- Strong communication
- Leadership and presence
- Entrepreneurial experience and vision
- Resilience and adaptability
- Meaningful impact
- A genuine understanding of the realities of motherhood and entrepreneurship
- The ability to represent the Ms. Mompreneur mission on a national stage
Following the virtual competition, the Top 5 (or 3) Ms. Mompreneur National Finalists will be selected to advance to the Ms. Corporate America National Competition.
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The Ms. Corporate America platform is a network of high achieving businesswomen from diverse backgrounds, industries and organizations. Applying for the job of Ms. Corporate America gives a candidate access to a variety of professional development workshops, networking, and community service outreach.
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