BC Business
Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Small Business of B.C. and MLA for North Vancouver/Lonsdale; Bill Adams, Insurance Bureau of Canada vice-president, western and pacific region; and emcee Claire Newell, Travel Best Bets founder and president.Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Small Business of BC and MLA for North Vancouver/Lonsdale;...
Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Small Business of B.C. and MLA for North Vancouver/Lonsdale; Bill Adams, Insurance Bureau of Canada vice-president, western and pacific region; and emcee Claire Newell, Travel Best Bets founder and president.
Sandra Miles, Small Business BC board member and Miles Employment Group president and CEO; Jill Earthy, Canadian Youth Business Foundation director, B.C. and Yukon; and Cheryl Carter, Small Business BC board member.
Sandra Miles, Small Business BC board member and Miles Employment Group president and CEO; Cheryl Carter, Small Business BC board member; Pino Bacinello, Pacific Business Brokers and Small Business BC board chair; and Cybele Negris, Webnames.ca co-founder
Paulina Cameron, Canadian Youth Business Foundation business development manager, B.C.; Reece Sims, The Gold Zebra principal; and Megan Johns, The Green Kiss owner.
Sara Cooke, ToursByLocals.com director of communications; Paul Melhus, TourByLocals.com president; and Dan Mezheritsky, Fitness on the Go president.
Float House founders Andy Zaremba and Mike Zaremba.
Christina Platt, Bamboletta Dolls owner; Todd Kane, Fully Managed vice-president of operations; David Reeve, Fully Managed chief strategic officer; and America Oliveira, Fully Managed senior systems administrator.
Mar Muller, DMS Group president; Erin Walker, PurpleDirt founder/creative director; and Allysa Hopkins, Small Business BC director of business development.
Andrew Braun, TD Small Business Banking area manager; Mark Kulak, TD Canada Trust district vice-president; and Andrej Hostacny, TD Investment Services adviser.
Laine McDonald, Small Business BC education services manager; and Jennifer Reid, Victoria Real Estate Board education manager.
Cybele Negris, Webnames.ca co-founder and CEO; and George Moen, Rapid Time Networks president.
More than 500 people attended the sold-out 11th annual Small Business BC Awards gala recognizing the contributions B.C.’s entrepreneurs make to their local communities and to the global economy. Guests mingled and networked at the reception prior to the awards ceremony, where Travel Best Bets owner and president Claire Newell was the emcee.
Check out the full list of Small Business BC Awards winners, and read more about Best Community Impact winner, children’s doll company Bamboletta Dolls and its founder Christina Platt; plus, check out what Best Concept Winner Medeo Corp.’s CEO Ryan Wilson has to say about his company, which connects physicians and patients through a teleconferencing platform.