It was a big night for Burnaby business and an even bigger night for a local tech start-up.
On Thursday, the Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT) announced the winners of Burnaby Business Excellence Awards, and the big winner turned out to be Clio.
The tech business won both the Business of the Year award and Business Person of the Year award for company CEO and co-founder Jack Newton.
Clio is a provider of easy to use practice management software for legal practitioners, according to a press release. Since its launch, Clio has experienced rapid and sustained growth, being named as the 10th fastest growing company in Canada and the 32nd fastest growing on Deloitte's global ranking.
“Once again our business community has made us exceptionally proud over the past year,” said BBOT President and CEO Paul Holden in a statement. “The Excellence Awards Gala is the biggest night on our event calendar, and the single greatest opportunity for us to really acknowledge and celebrate the wonderful organizations in this community that work so hard to make Burnaby such an exceptional city. This year we had an almost impossibly strong field of truly deserving nominees in each award category, not to mention all the other great Burnaby organizations who came out tonight just to support their neighbours.”
In all, there were winners in nine award categories, including the Burnaby Business Hall of Fame where The Valley Bakery was recognized as this year’s inductee.
The following are the winners from each category.
· Burnaby Community Spirit
Still Creek Press
· Not-for-Profit of the Year
Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion
· Family Friendly Organization of the Year
Traction on Demand
· Business Innovation
Greenlight Innovation
· Entrepreneurial Spirit
Bit Stew Systems
· Environmental Sustainability
Reid’s Automotive Recycling
· Business Person of the Year
Jack Newton (Clio)
· Business of the Year (up to 50 Employees)
Gloo Studios
· Business of the Year
Clio
· Business Hall of Fame Inductee
The Valley Bakery
