Several companies in Kelowna and West Kelowna are in the running for the Small Business BC Awards 2021.
There are currently 12 companies from the two cities collecting some votes in hopes of making it to the finals and competing for prizes.
From Kelowna, Get in the Loop, Now Bookkeeping Services, Simply Benefits, Total Restoration Services Inc., Upside Cider, Kathryn Ramsay Esthetics, Enchanted Vacations Travel Professionals, John Bachelder Construction Ltd., Okanagan Insulation Services and Sold Signs Rock Inc. have worked for various Categories nominated.
Enlight Designs was nominated from West Kelowna.
The 12 companies have nominations in the following categories: Best Community Impact, Best Innovation, Best Solopreneur, and Premier’s People’s Choice.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are some changes to the awards ceremony this year. While the award ceremony took place on one night in the Vancouver Convention Center in previous years, this year the gala will take place virtually over three days from May 4th to 6th.
This year, a new category has also been added to the line-up: the Best Solopreneur Award, which, according to Small Business BC, honors “the adaptable and hard-working business owners who work alone and run their businesses on their own”.
Voting for these companies is possible until the end of the day on March 7th. The top five finalists will be announced on March 22nd with presentations from May 4th to 6th.
To nominate a company or to vote for a company that has already been nominated, visit this website.
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Twila Amato
Video journalist, Black Press Okanagan
Kelowna Capital News
