The Kelowna Chamber and program sponsor Lawson Lundell LLP and Beem Credit Union are thrilled to recognize and celebrate the leaders in business excellence in our community. We use independent judges to ensure all nominees are evaluated professionally, equally, and without bias. The Judges are members of the community who bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and inspiration from various industries that leave a significant impact on the development of our future and this program.

  • Nominees are evaluated through an online application process administered by the Kelowna Chamber (via Awardify platform).
  • A reminder to nominees that they are initially judged on what is in their initial submission, therefore the more information and details will help the judges to get the full picture of our submission before narrowing it down to 3 finalists. 
  • Only Judges and Chamber staff have access to the nominations, as per the Chamber's privacy policy.
  • Completed application forms are reviewed by a judging committee individually and scored on 4-5 different categories specific to each award.
  • Judges review and rate nominees on that criteria, at which time 3 Nominees are confirmed. At this time the judges will visit the 3 top nominees at their place of business for an in person interview to answer any and all questions for finalist selection. 
  • The finalist will be announced at the Business Excellence Award Gala on November 15, 2024.
  • Judging committee members declare any conflict of interest regarding nominees.
  • Online judging takes place September 23- October 7, 2024.