VICTORIA – With nominations flowing in, organizers of the 17th Annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards are anticipating another exciting celebration of the best of the best in Island business January 26 in Victoria.
“It’s always intriguing to see what types of companies are nominated for these awards,” notes Mark MacDonald of Business Examiner, which coordinates the event. “We write about businesses all the time and many of the success stories are well documented. But these awards seem to bring out new, exciting ventures that make our judges’ job a little tougher as they decide who wins each awar.
Black Press is a Platinum Sponsor of the BE Awards this year, and RBC Royal Bank and Hayes Stewart Little & Co. Chartered Professional Accountants are back as Gold Sponsors.
Categories this year include: Agriculture, Automotive, Construction/ Development, Entrepreneur, Forestry/Wood Products, Green, Health, Hospitality/Tourism, Manufacturer, Ocean Products, Professional (legal, accounting, insurance), Real Estate, Retail, Small Business (under 50 employees), Technology, Trades and Business of the Year (over 50 employees).
“Each year, it seems that the nominations are nearly evenly split between companies south of the Malahat, and those from north of the Malahat, and this year is no different,” says MacDonald. “That’s not surprising, as the population of both areas are very close, but it also shows the strength of the economy on Vancouver Island is spread out.
“With what we’ve seen thus far, we believe this version of the Business Excellence Awards could be our best ever.”
The nomination deadline is December 1 this year, and companies can self-nominate. There is no charge to participate. Nomination forms can be downloaded at the following link by clicking through Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards.
For more information on the event contact MacDonald at 1-866-758-2684 ext. 120 or email: mark@businessexaminer.ca.
