CanadianSME National Business Awards

The Judges

The judges for the CanadianSME National Business Awards 2019 are listed below. There will be an estimate of 30 business leaders on the judging panel.

Jackie King

Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Lissa Ricci

Vice President of small business solutions for Cisco Canada

Shannon Lewis

President, Canadian Media Directors Council

Arun Kumar

Head of Small Business Banking for Canada for BMO

Roi Ross

VP of Small
Business Solutions, TELUS

Lori Darlington

Vice President, Small Business & Strategic Partnerships - RBC

Charlie Regan

CEO of Nerds on Site

Bruce MacLellan

President & CEO - Proof

Anne Toner Fung

Executive Director,
Innovation Guelph

Miki Velemirovich

President - Cargo

Elaine Kunda

Partner, Disruption Ventures

Sarah Steele

Senior Director, Visa Small Business Products

David Smith

CEO - Logia Consulting Inc

Silvia Pencak

President of WBE Canada

Sheri Somerville,

Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Inc.

Wayne S Roberts

President & CEO Blade Creative Branding Inc.

Raghwa Gopal

President + CEO
InnovateBC

Rick Moore

Founder-Group of One Executive Training Systems Inc.

Wendy Mayhew

Instigator, Author, Seniorpreneur

Leigh Smout

Executive Director, World Trade Centre Toronto

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CanadianSME Business Awards is organised by CanadianSME Business Magazine

Canadian SME Magazine understands the need of providing a helping a hand to new businesses. We’ve developed the idea of educating, encouraging and enhancing young businesses through influential articles written by numerous business experts.

Award Categories

Business awards often represent a true honour and accomplishment for entrepreneurs since it recognizes and validates all the hard work they have put into making their business a success. They also represent several opportunity possibilities as well as increasing their credibility to investors and customers.

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Business Woman of the Year

The Business Woman of the Year Award is given to the woman who has shown success in the business industry. Strength, business savvy and innovation in their business strategies will be amongst the main aspects that the judges will be considering for this award. Judges are looking for a female entrepreneur who has demonstrated how she has successfully overcome challenges to build a strong, thriving company. Increase in profits and a solid business plan will reveal the success of the business. The woman who will take home the Business Woman of the Year Award will be an inspiration for all entrepreneurs to follow.

Small Business of the Year

upto 10 employees

The Small Business of the Year Award is given to the company that is considered a small business and that has shown an increase in profits throughout the year as well as a solid business plan for a growth strategy. Judges are looking for small businesses that stand out from the rest. The small business that demonstrates innovation, leadership, smart business planning and potential for growth will be the winner of the award.

Small Business of the Year

upto 100 employees

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Who should enter:

Small and medium-sized Canadian businesses who are growing and have less than 500 employees.

Why entrepreneurs should enter:

This is the perfect opportunity for entrepreneurs to demonstrate how far they’ve come in their business. It gives them the chance to show the challenges they’ve overcome and everything they have accomplished since making their business idea into a reality. Their achievements will be recognized and value by their colleagues and expert judges.

How to enter:

To enter, entrepreneurs can simply register online by submitting their answers to a questionnaire provided for the category they are entering. Each entrepreneur is authorized to enter up to three categories in the small (1-100 employees) or growing (100-500) category.

When is the deadline for nominations?

The last day to enter the nomination is December 10, 2019. Make sure to register now since entries are officially open!

Who are the organisers of this awards?

CanadianSME Business Magazine are the organizers of this award

How to contact the organisers?

Please send all your queries to: sk@canadiansme.ca

What happens after i send my entry?

Judges representing a variety of industries will shortlist all entrants into finalists for each category.
After all entries have been considered, the finalists are invited to the CanadianSME National Business Awards.

What are the businesses judged on?

Judging is based on the awards criteria answers and supporting documentation included in the entry.