Description
Recognizes young entrepreneurs who exemplify the qualities of effective leadership, innovatively applied know-how, and excellent potential for growth. Young Entrepreneurs find new and inventive ways to fix problems and show a great deal of social savviness. They are opportunity grabbers, passionate about innovation and progress.
Requirements
Specific Qualifications
To be a valid entry in the Young Entrepreneur Award of Distinction, your business must:
- Be operational in Alberta for a minimum of 1 fiscal year
- Aged 25 and under
- Demonstrate how they have used their skills to build a successful, sustainable, and blooming business that is rare for their age.
- Demonstrate that they have played a direct and primary role in the planning and establishment of the business, and currently be operating it in a leadership capacity
- Demonstrate sound potential for growth and success
General Eligibility:
Judging is complete anonymously, so your submission must also be completed anonymously to support the judging process. Companies must NOT use their company name when responding to short answer questions.
To be a valid entry in the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction, your business must:
- Be operational in Alberta for a minimum of 3 fiscal years unless otherwise stated
- Be operating in Alberta at the time of nomination and at the time of the awards presentation
- Employ Albertans to produce goods and/or provide services
- Not have won in the same category in the past three years
- Not have anyone in your management, on your board, or in your employ serving on the Alberta
- Business Awards of Distinction judging committee for the category
- If you are a non-profit organization, no more than 30% of annual revenue can be directly funded by Government envelopes. This does not apply to regular procurement
