Nominations

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• Breakout New Business Award The Breakout New Business Award recognizes the vital importance of new business start-ups in our community and will be presented to a business that has demonstrated innovation and growth. This company must have a solid foundation in place for continued commercial success.

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• Community Impact Award The Community Impact Award is given to the business whose owners or employees have demonstrated a commitment to community involvement by participating in community groups (charitable, not-for-profit, business or professional associations), and whose community work or initiatives have improved life for their fellow citizens.

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• Customer Service Award of Excellence - People's Choice

  The Customer Service Award of Excellence is given to a business that has best demonstrated outstanding customer service in their everyday business, and leadership in setting high customer service standards for Yellowknife. This award will be decided by an online popular vote.

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• Employer of the Year

  This award honours a business that has made a commitment to foster employee engagement, promotes work life balance, is committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views, and generally offers an exceptional workplace for their employees.

• Large Business of the Year Award The Large Business of The Year Award is presented to a corporation with 21 or more employees who has demonstrated significant business achievement, financial growth, service excellence and involvement in our community.
• Outstanding Indigenous Business Award The Indigenous-Owned Business of the Year Award celebrates the Indigenous business sector and its contributions to the local economy. The award is presented to a business who has demonstrated significant business achievement, service excellence and involvement in our community. Businesses must be 51% Indigenous owned and operated.

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• Skilled Trades Award

  This award recognizes a company in the skilled trades sector that demonstrates outstanding leadership and acts as an ambassador to increase the sustainability and promotion of skilled trades, fostering an inclusive environment and addressing equity in the industry. The business promotes careers and skilled trades education to diverse audiences.

• Small Business of the Year Award The Small Business of The Year Award is presented to a business with 20 or fewer employees who has demonstrated significant business achievement, service excellence and involvement in our community.

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• Trailblazers Women in Business Award The Trailblazers Women in Business Award celebrates women in business and their contributions to the local economy. As successful business owners, Yellowknife’s trailblazers play a critical role in shaping our business community. The award is presented to a business who has demonstrated significant business achievement, service excellence and involvement in our community. Businesses must be 51% owned and operated by a woman.

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• Workplace Health & Safety Award The Workplace Health & Safety Award recognizes an organization that has shown leadership through its commitment to improving its health and safety management practices or implemented a new, unique idea to create a safer, healthier work environment.

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