Small Business of the Year - Sponsored by Prospera

Category Details

This award recognizes a small business (1-15 employees) that have demonstrated outstanding achievement, growth, and community impact. The business should show strong leadership, operational success, and positive workplace culture.
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.
PLEASE NOTE: BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL ENTRY, PLEASE REVIEW THE JUDGING CRITERIA AND WEIGHT FOR THIS PARTICULAR AWARD TO ENSURE YOU ARE ALIGNING WITH AND TO ENSURE YOU ARE ALIGNING WITH AND SATISFYING THE MEASURES THE JUDGES ARE EVALUATING.

PROUDLY PRESENTED BY:

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.

Are you wanting to nominate a person or business for an award instead?

Go to the nomination form

Nominate yourself

OPTIONAL ATTACHMENTS:

You may attach up to three (3) written testimonials from business or community associates. Due to the volume of submissions, additional media and video will not be reviewed as part of the application
100 MB per file. Accepted formats: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, webp, mp3, m4a, mov, mp4, mpg, mpeg, webm

Organization Name

Number of years in business

Number of Employees - Full Time

MUST HAVE 1-15 Employees (Full Time or Part Time)

Number of Employees - Part Time

MUST HAVE 1-15 Employees (Full Time or Part Time)

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

Maximum of 1500 words. In a brief paragraph or two, tell us the purpose of the organization.

Please provide a brief description of the organization (history/services/products).

Maximum of 1500 words.

AWARD SPECIFICS

Who are your key stakeholders? How do you meet their needs?

Maximum of 1000 words.

How do you communicate your business's vision, mission and values? How do you measure how well they are understood?

Maximum of 1000 words.

What procedures and processes do you have in place to find and retain employees who are appropriate for the business?

Maximum of 1000 words.

Is your business seen as a success by others in similar industries? Why?

Maximum of 1000 words.

Please list any awards or recognition the organization has received.

Maximum of 500 words.

SUMMARY

Maximum of 750 words. This text is what you want people to read about your organization and will be used for promotional purposes related to the awards.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS

It is a requirement that you submit your company logo
100 MB per file. Accepted formats: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, webp, mp3, m4a, mov, mp4, mpg, mpeg, webm

Address

Design Credit

Name the company or companies who assisted you in the presentation of your entry. (Separate by commas.)

Contact information

First name

Last name

Email address

Phone

Company

Company name

Address

City

Province/state

Postal Code