Young Entrepreneur & Emerging Leader of the Year - Sponsored by Hall School of Business and Entrepreneurship

Category Details

Recognizes an outstanding entrepreneur or emerging business leader aged 40 or under who demonstrates leadership, innovation, business acumen, growth, professionalism, and community involvement. The nominee should own, operate, or play a significant leadership role in a business or enterprise.
For those nominated in an additional category, you will need to submit a separate application for the nomination to be reviewed by our independent judging panel.
Our independent judging panel will review all applications and shortlist to three (3) finalists. Judges will assign a numerical score to the specific category criteria which applicants should note in their responses.

This form is for nominating yourself for one of the Kelowna Chamber Business Excellence Awards!

Chamber membership is not required for eligibility. The Business Awards are open to all companies, organizations, enterprises, individuals and not-for-profits located in the Central Okanagan.

To nominate someone else, click here.

Please note: This form is for submitting entries for judging.

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Organization / Nominee Name

Primary Contact Name

Primary Contact Email

Website / Social Media Links

Organization / Nominee Summary

Please provide a brief overview of your business, organization, initiative, or individual role. Please note that this information may be used for BEA-related promotional, marketing, and event materials.

Eligibility Confirmation

Please confirm your age as of the application deadline. This category recognizes entrepreneurs or emerging leaders aged 40 or under.

Leadership Role

Describe your ownership, operational, leadership, or decision-making role within the business or enterprise.

Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiative

What new products, services, processes, strategies, ideas, or approaches have you introduced to advance your business, industry, or community?

Business Results

Describe your growth in sales, customers, market share, profitability, job creation, business expansion, or other measurable results.

Professionalism and Ethics

How do you operate with integrity, accountability, transparency, inclusion, respect, and trust-building?

Customer Relationship Management

How do you demonstrate a customer-first mindset, responsiveness, service excellence, loyalty-building, and use of feedback to improve your business?

Community and Team Contribution

How do you engage in community service, mentorship, charitable giving, employee development, collaboration, or support for entrepreneurship and emerging leadership?

Future Vision

What is your vision for the future, and how are you positioned to continue growing as a business or community leader?

Contact information

First name

Last name

Email address

Phone

Company

Company name

Address

City

Province/state

Postal Code

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