Top 5 finalists announced for 2019 Small Business BC Awards

The top 5 finalists for the Small Business BC Awards have been revealed. We take a look at who made the cut and what's next for these small businesses at the top of their categories.

Credit: Small Business BC

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 provinces 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 theyre 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
Glute, 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. Quinleys 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