Applications for the the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for the Central Midwest region — which includes Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska — are due March 9 with the ceremony scheduled for June 5 at the Sheraton hotel in Overland Park, Kan.

Award winners are selected in a number of industry categories by a panel of independent judges, including previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors and other regional business leaders.

Entrepreneurs may nominate themselves or be nominated by peers and other business leaders. For more information, click here. For information on the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in the Central Midwest, click here.