Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Sponsored by Norelco Cabinets

Category Details

This award recognizes an outstanding entrepreneur aged 40 or under, who has owned and operated a business for a minimum of 3 years. The nominee must demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation, business acumen, and community involvement.
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 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

AWARD SPECIFICS

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

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

Are you (the nominee) age 40 or under as of Dec. 31, 2024?

Yes No

Describe how you have developed, organized and run your business over the past two years.

Maximum of 1500 words.

Did you create a strategic plan? Were you able to follow it?

Maximum of 750 words.

Did your financing partners benefit from your efforts?

Yes No

Did you generate profit at the same time as assuming financial risk? Describe.

Maximum of 1000 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.

Organization Name

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

Maximum of 1500 words.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

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

Number of Employees - Part Time

Number of Employees - Full Time

Number of years in business

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