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Announcing the CanadianSME National Business Awards 2023 Finalists
CanadianSME is delighted to announce the finalists for its prestigious 2023 CanadianSME Small Business Awards. In partnership with Google Canada, these awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide.
The highly anticipated awards gala will be held on June 7th, 2024, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where hundreds of entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and government officials will gather to honour the accomplishments of Canada’s small business community. In addition, the event will feature an insightful keynote presentation by Google Canada, focusing on the growth and development of small businesses.
The CanadianSME National Business Awards 2023 is an elbow room for corporations to sponsor small businesses. Thus, these awards are sponsored by various sponsors to recognize entrepreneurs in several different categories. The Small Business of the year award of up to 10 employees is sponsored by RBC, up to 50 employees is sponsored by UPS, Business
of the Year 50+ employees is sponsored by Constant Contact, Tech Business of the Year Award is sponsored by Samsung, Indegenous Entrepreneur of the Year Award is sponsored by Xero, Black Entrepreneur of the Year Award is sponsored by HP Canada.
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Small Business
of the Year - 2023
( Up to 10 employees)
Top 1
Top 2
Top 3
Small Business
of the Year - 2023
( Up to 50 employees)
Top 1
Top 2
Top 3
Tech Business
of the Year - 2023
Indigenous Entrepreneur
of the Year - 2023
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Marie St-Gelais
Owner, Managing Director & Executive Director of Ashini Consultants -
Nyden Iron-Nighttraveller
President & CEO, Amarok Scaffolding Ltd. -
Jordan Wapass
Founder & Principal Consultant of Cree8ive Advisory -
Carol Anne Hilton
CEO and Founder of The Indigenomics Institute -
Jenn Harper
Founder and CEO, Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics Inc
Business
of the Year - 2023
( 50+ Employees )
Top 1
Top 2
Top 3
The Diversity and Inclusion
Award - 2023
Excellence in Data Privacy
& Cyber Security - 2023
Young Entrepreneur
of the Year - 2023
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Dean Psycharis
Founding Partner, BLP Lawyers Inc. -
Veronica Li & Stephanie Dang
Founder’s of CAYA Health Centre -
Nabanita Nawar & Pimyupa Manaswiyoungkul
Co-Founder and CEO of HDAX Therapeutics / COO of HDAX Therapeutics -
Joseph Devereaux
Founder & Director, Page Pros Inc. -
Lacey Koughan
Founder and CEO at 24STRONG Youth Empowerment Inc
Customer Service
Excellence - 2023
Top 1
Top 2
Top 3
Black Entrepreneur
of the Year - 2023
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Hazel Lord
Founder & Management Consultant of Pearl Operational Design Inc. -
Ross Cadastre
Founder, Innovative Talent Solutions Inc -
Lekan Olawoye
Founder, Black Professionals in Tech Network Inc. -
Sean Thompson
Co-Founder & CEO of Psigryph Inc. -
MAME HAMATH WILLIAM DIOUF
CEO & President at GROUPE DIMEXNET
Best Business
Innovation - 2023
Startup business
of the Year - 2023
Inspirational Leader
of the Year - 2023
Digital Business
of the Year Award - 2023
Business Woman
of the Year - 2023
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Tracy Sicard
Co-Founder & Head Of Customer Experience at TuesdayAfternoon Media -
Celine Tadrissi
Founder and CEO of Hammam Spa by Céla and Céla Skin -
Natasha Koifman
Owner & President, NKPR Inc -
Jennifer Roy
CEO & Chief Operating Officer, Nucleus Networks -
Kathy Cheng
Founder & President, Redwood Classics Apparl