BC Business
Event: Successful You Small Business Awards Venue: Hyatt Vancouver Hotel Date: Mar. 29, 2011 Small businesses of Vancouver have been giving the big dogs a run for their money by targeting niche markets and focusing on core strengths.
Sophisticated gents James Heise (l) and Iain MacNeil of Appnovation Technologies.
(From left) Erin Wilkins of Langara College, Sara Clark of Small Business BC, and Monique Zizzy of Bellevue Natural Health.
Finalists in the best company category: Christie Pope (l) and Rhonda Walsh of Steeples Restaurant.
Supporting youth and their aspirations in business: Brendan Cooper and Christine Klar of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation.
Danijela Adzic and Rahmat Azizi of Coast Capital Savings suit up for the occasion.
Edward Downing (l) of CGA BC and Blair Johnston of BIV anxiously await the winners announcement.
Winner of best green business, Doug Burgoyne of Frogbox, with his wife, Celeste, of Lululemon.
G. Kanda (l) of Lickerish Lounge and Chris Puleo of Royal Pro Realty.
The Citymax Team (from left): Patrick Lok, Rachel Cheng, Andy Sugizaki, and Patrick Schrodt.
Makers of the new and improved BC Place – Kent Goodwin and Mazi Irani of Stantec Architecture.
Marie Simpson (l) and Lynn Roberts of Innergy Corporate Yoga bring zen to an office near you.
The best in HR Solutions: Natasha Trisko and Dylan Maher of Trisko Talent.
Mike Sommer of Pacific Online Learning.
Representing the market research department, Mark Eversfield of Small Business BC.
Hosts of the evening: Sara Couper and Gill Tempest of Small Business BC.
Distinguished speaker of the evening, Vikram Vij (l), with Kostya Polyakov (c) of KPMG and Muneeb Hassan of BDC.
Jenny Duncan of LBMG congratulates best company nominee Darren Cole of Steeples Restaurant.
Small businesses of Vancouver have been giving the big dogs a run for their money by targeting niche markets and focusing on core strengths.
Small businesses from an array of industries gathered at the province-wide event that recognizes and celebrates the important contributions of B.C. entrepreneurs. The best entrepreneurs in the fields of retail trade, manufacturing, technology services, arts, entertainment, and recreation were out to show support for their fellow entrepreneurs and acknowledge the best in their fields.
Four categories and four winners: Best green business, best concept, best company, and best employer. Find the results of the winning companies at Small Business BC.