Description
Recognizes a business/organization that is a major economic driver for First Nations, Metis or Inuit communities, by investing in, owning and/or managing subsidiary businesses to advance community interests.
Requirements
Specific Eligibility:
To be a valid entry in the Indigenous Business Award of Distinction, your business must:
- Demonstrate outstanding achievement in business by
incorporating intercultural relations, Indigenous values, and cultural concepts into organizational culture and business practices for long-term success - Demonstrate sustainable efforts in economic leadership, skill, and innovation
- Offer value to Indigenous communities and individuals in at least one Alberta community as a result of implementing best practices, including economic development, employment and training, and community engagement
- Take meaningful action to advance the principles of reconciliation through the organization's policies and business practices
- Contribute in a substantive way to the economic well-being of indigenous communities in an identifiable and measurable way. Examples may include economic development, employment opportunities, sustained business growth, starting and maintaining new ventures, and creating options for the future
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
