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Local business up for Small Business BC awards
Kimberley City Bakery in Kimberley has been nominated for Small Business BC’s Best Community Impact and Premier’s People’s Choice.
Small Business BC, the province’s premier resource centre for entrepreneurs, opened nominations and voting for the 13th Annual Small Business BC Awards on October 1.
The Small Business BC Awards are the most visible awards program in B.C. for small business owners and entrepreneurs, the organization stated in a media release. A key part of the awards’ mission is to celebrate the contributions new and existing businesses registered in B.C., with fewer than 50 employees, make to their local communities and the global economy.
“Small Business BC takes great pride in celebrating entrepreneurs and helping them to become more successful. While individually small, these businesses have a big reputation across Canada and around the world,” says George Hunter, CEO at Small Business BC. “I am delighted to see Kimberley’s vibrant business community entering the Small Business BC Awards to be recognized for their achievements both locally and globally.”
The Best Community Impact Award, sponsored by Vancity, goes to the company that’s truly making a difference in their community. This business has taken positive action to invest in their community and sees social responsibility as an integral part of the business’ success. Sponsored by the Government of British Columbia, the Premier’s People’s Choice Award celebrates B.C.’s amazing entrepreneurs by recognizing a small business that is the heart of their community.
Recipients of Small Business BC Awards will be recognized with the Premier’s Prize in the amount of $1,500 cash. The winners will also be offered a one-year all-access pass to Small Business BC education resources and experts, and one-on-one business mentorship opportunities with notable advisors from award sponsors.
The businesses with the highest number of votes in each award category will be announced as the Top 10 on December 11. These nominees will submit a detailed application that judges will use to determine the top five finalists from each award category, announced on January 29, 2016. The top five finalists will then be invited to present a 10-minute Dragons’ Den-style pitch to the judges to prove themselves as one of B.C.’s best.
The winners of each category will be announced at the Small Business BC Awards Ceremony on February 25, 2016 at the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel.
More details on the Small Business BC Awards can be found at www.sbbcawards.ca.
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