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2020 Halifax Business Awards Nomination Form

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2020 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

  • Nominees must approve and accept this nomination and complete the submission forms.
  • Nominees must have an active business located or operating in Halifax. The majority of the business must have provincial ownership and headquarters must be located provincially.
  • Nominees must have been in business less than two years as of August 31, 2019.
  • Nominees cannot be an expansion of an existing business, name change or new location of an existing organization.
  • Please note: Not for Profits/Crown Corporations/Government Funded Facilities are not eligible for this category.
     

SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

  • Nominees must approve and accept this nomination and complete the submission forms.
  • Nominees must have an active business located or operating in Halifax. The majority of the business must have provincial ownership and headquarters must be located provincially.
  • Nominees must be an independently owned and operated business with a total number of employees not exceeding 25.
  • Business must be owner operated for a minimum of two years, as of August 31, 2019.
  • Please note: Not for Profits/Crown Corporations/Government Funded Facilities are not eligible for this category.
     

EXPORT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

  • Nominees must approve and accept this nomination and complete the submission forms.
  • Nominees must have an active office in Halifax.  
  • A minimum of 40% of customers, partners or revenues must come from markets outside of Canada.
  • Please note that Not for Profits/Crown Corporations/Government Funded Facilities are not eligible for this category.
     

INNOVATIVE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

  • Nominees must approve and accept this nomination and complete the submission forms.
  • Nominees must have an active business located or operating in Halifax. The majority of the business must have provincial ownership and headquarters must be located provincially.
  • Nominees must have introduced an innovative product or service on or before August 31, 2019, or be operating in a mode where innovation is built into the culture of the company.
  • Please note that Not for Profits/Crown Corporations/Government Funded Facilities are not eligible for this category.

 

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

  • Nominees must approve and accept this nomination and complete the submission forms.
  • Nominees must have an active business located or operating in Halifax. The majority of the business must have provincial ownership and headquarters must be located provincially.
  • Nominees must have been in business more than two years as of August 31, 2019.
  • Nominees must have a total number of employees exceeding 25.
  • Please note: Not for Profits/Crown Corporations/Government Funded Facilities are not eligible for this category.

 

BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR

  • Nominees must approve and accept this nomination and complete the submission forms.
  • Nominees must have an active participation in a business located or operating in Halifax. The majority of the business must have provincial ownership and headquarters must be located provincially.
  • Please note: Individuals currently working for Crown Corporations/Government Funded Facilities are not eligible for this category.