Finalists will be to be revealed at a gala later this month
New year, new award season. For the 16th year, Small Business BC is set to recognize the province’s top small companies in 10 different categories. Previously, the list containing the top 10 semi-finalists was released and, after reviewing each company’s presentation, the judges whittled it down to five for each title.
The top five must present a pitch to the panel once again and prove that they’re the best in their category. Then on February 21, the winners will be announced at a gala at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Besides the honour and recognition, winners from each category will receive a cash prize and an all-access pass to Small Business BC’s educational resources and experts.
Here are the finalists for this year’s Small Business BC Awards.
BEST COMPANY
ARPA Investments, Kamloops
Boldly Creative, Vancouver
Glutenull, Coquitlam
Jade Electrolysis, Richmond
RYCOR, Vancouver
PREMIER'S PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Presented by the Province of British Columbia
Legends Academy, Abbotsford
Munday Media & Design, Oliver
Namaskar Yoga, Parksville
Sue's Clotheslines, Creston
The Realm of Toys, Williams Lake
BEST APPRENTICE TRAINING
Presented by Industry Training Authority BC
Geotility Geothermal Installations Corp., Kelowna
Murphy Construction Corp., Pemberton
RDC Fine Homes, Whistler
The Garage, Burnaby
Whistler Cooks, Whistler
BEST COMMUNITY IMPACT
Presented by Vancity
Long Table Grocery, Quesnel
MakerLabs, Vancouver
Namaskar Yoga, Parksville
Okanagan Rawsome, Grindrod
Young Moviemakers, Vancouver
BEST CONCEPT
Barnacle Systems, Victoria
Haywood Golf, Vancouver
Locelle Digital, North Saanich
Mr. Quinley’s Weird, Wonderful and (Sometimes) Slightly Odd Adventures, Surrey
SusGrainable, Vancouver
BEST EMPLOYER
COCO Cafe, Cedar
Insights West, Vancouver
Lux Insights, North Vancouver
MQN Architecture and Interior Design, Vernon
Murphy Construction Corp., Pemberton
BEST IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEUR
Presented by Small Business BC
Arora Comfortechs, Vancouver
e-Visa Immigration Services, Vancouver
Kipling Media, Vancouver
Marwick Marketing, Squamish
Moving2Canada.com, Vancouver
BEST INNOVATION
Presented by Western Economic Diversification Canada
AirGMS, Vancouver
Coulson Ice Blast, Port Alberni
Enercheez, Nelson
The Self Publishing Agency, North Vancouver
Traction Guest, Burnaby
BEST INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Shakti Acupressure Mat Canada, Vancouver
Sumo Environmental Products, Vancouver
Thai Roots Trading Corp., Vancouver
BEST MARKETER
Claris Media, Fernie
Kimbo Design, Vancouver
Kipling Media, Vancouver
Longevity Graphics, Coquitlam
Syn Interactive, Vancouver