Four Burnaby businesses have been named semi-finalists in two categories for this year’s Small Business BC awards, including three for Best Employer.
The business association announced the semi-finalists for the 17th annual Small Business BC awards on Tuesday, with 10 businesses picked in each of eight categories. That totals 80 businesses named among 611 nominations in 70 communities, according to Small Business BC.
The eight categories include the Premier’s People’s Choice, Best Community Impact, Best Company, Best Employer, Best Immigrant Entrepreneur, Best Innovation, Best Marketer and Best Youth Entrepreneur.
In the Best Employer category, Geoscan Subsurface Surveys, Kleiner Services and Withinus Natural Health, all of Burnaby, made the cut. Burnaby’s Elevate Ultimate was named among the top-10 in the Best Youth Entrepreneur category.
Semi-finalists have less than a month, now, to provide a detailed application outlining why they feel they deserve to win their award to a panel of judges. Those applications will be used to narrow each category down to a top-five, to be announced on Jan. 20, 2020.
Winners will be announced at the awards gala at the Vancouver Convention Centre on Feb. 21, 2020. Winners will receive $1,500 cash, a one-year all-access pass to Small Business BC education and experts and, of course, glory.
