[Rancho Santa Margarita, CA], [4/21/2026] – Entrepreneur Of The Year®, INC., a premier awards program recognizing visionary leaders who drive innovation, growth, and long-term impact across U.S. businesses, today revealed that the CEO of US Alliance Group Inc., Fadi Cheikha, is recognized as a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2026 Pacific Southwest program.
Under Cheikha’s leadership, US Alliance Group has emerged as a growing force in payments and financial technology, providing scalable solutions to businesses nationwide.
With a focus on adaptability, transparent pricing, and long-term client relationships, he has driven sustained expansion by aligning technology with real-world business needs while maintaining a strong commitment to service, performance, and innovation.
His ability to identify market inefficiencies and develop practical, forward-looking solutions has fueled the company’s momentum and earned the trust of merchants seeking greater control over their payment systems in a rapidly evolving market.
As the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs, the Entrepreneur Of The Year award has been at the forefront of identifying game-changing business leaders. The program has honored the inspirational leadership of such entrepreneurs as Howard Schultz of Starbucks Corporation, Eric Yuan of Zoom, Jodi Berg of Vitamix, Kendra Scott of Kendra Scott LLC, and Allison and Stephen Ellsworth of Poppi. We’re honored to have Fadi recognized among so many other ambitious business leaders in the Pacific Southwest.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 60 countries globally.
This program honors many different types of business leaders for their ingenuity, courage, and entrepreneurial spirit. We celebrate 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 fortify it for the future.
The Pacific Southwest program includes Orange County and San Diego, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Hawaii. Each year, a panel of independent judges selects regional finalists and winners who are recognized during an awards celebration in June. The regional winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum® in November, where National finalists and award winners are announced. The overall National winner represents the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year competition.
