Celebrate Success! Business Awards Finalists
Award Categories
SABEX Community Involvement
Awarded to the business demonstrating exceptional performance in its support of the arts, culture, amateur sports, and education of volunteer groups. Greater consideration will be given for involvement that is not an extension of the firm's main business activities.
SABEX Customer Service
Awarded to the business demonstrating exceptional customer service (wholesale and retail trade, purchasing and distribution, transportation, brokering, professional services, communications, and financial).
SABEX Environmental Sustainability
Awarded to a business that has demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental sustainability through, taking action to reduce its environmental footprint which has resulted in a measurable environmental improvement in its own business; providing innovative products/services which has resulted in a footprint reduction and environmental improvement elsewhere and/or; actively promoting and engaging in environmental sustainability with its stakeholders.
SABEX Growth & Expansion
Awarded to the business that has made significant changes in their business resulting in "Growth" or "Expansion" of 15% or more of business markets, physical locations, number of employees, etc. and, which in turn has made an impact on the company's overall ability to increase its revenues, investments and profits now, or in the future.
SABEX Marketing
Awarded to the business demonstrating exceptional performance in marketing.
SABEX New Business Venture
Awarded to a new business venture which has been in existence for three years or less and, which has shown positive performance in terms of current or expected profitability, job creation or entrance into new markets.
SABEX New Product and/or Service
Awarded to a Saskatoon region business demonstrating exceptional performance in launching a new Saskatchewan-made product or service in the last three (3) years, which is original and is currently available to consumers.
SABEX Business of the Year
Size of the businesses is not a criterion. Awarded to the business that clearly demonstrates excellence in the areas they consider key to their success, including profitability, customer service, growth and/or expansion, marketing, and employment creation. The recipient must also have been in business for a minimum of three years, with their head office located in the Saskatoon and region.
SABEX Small Business of the Year
Awarded to a business with 15 or less employees. The recipient must clearly demonstrate excellence in the areas they consider key to their success, including profitability, customer service, growth and/or expansion, marketing, and employment creation. The recipient must also have been in business for a minimum of three years, with their head office located in the Saskatoon and region.
SABEX Hall of Fame
One individual or business is inducted into the SABEX Hall of Fame each year. The presentation is made at the Annual Celebrate Success! Business Awards Gala. The recipient is a long-standing member of the Greater Saskatoon business community and exemplifies community spirit here in Saskatoon. An independent committee notifies the Celebrate Success! Committee of the recipient annually.
Award of Innovation
University of Saskatchewan ILO is actively promoting evolution of research into marketable products. The Award of Innovation has been established by Innovation Place and University of Saskatchewan ILO to honour individuals or groups at the University of Saskatchewan who have created, developed, and promoted a new concept, procedure, process, or product.
Strategic Alliance Award
Saskatoon Community Foundation's Strategic Alliance Award acknowledges the importance of bringing together resources through partnerships involving businesses and charities. This award encourages the development of such alliances by recognizing business and charities, which have worked together over time to enhance Saskatoon's quality of life.
Community Leadership Award
Leadership Saskatoon presented award to a community member that has displayed values in alignment with Leadership Saskatoon including citizen engagement, collaboration, inclusion/diversity and life long learning. The candidate must live in Saskatoon and area and have made a significant contribution that has reflected positively on the community of Saskatoon.
Contact:
P: (306) 244-2151 | F: (306) 244-8366
chamber@saskatoonchamber.com
Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce
104-202 4th Avenue North
Saskatoon, SK S7K 0K1
