Categories

Requirements

This award is presented to any organization (includes post- secondary educational facilities, associations and registered charities, for-profit and not for profits); doing exceptional work in the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility space) and evaluates based specific criteria below. It celebrates organizational excellence and meaningful impact.

Requirements

This award recognizes a new for-profit business operating for a maximum of three years, with demonstrated excellence and extraordinary business achievement in the Durham Region; but is evaluated based on key principles and criteria below.

Please note:

1. Franchisees are not eligible in this category;

2.  Nor is an existing business operating under new ownership.

Criteria

Requirements

This award celebrates the extraordinary business achievements of a business owner in the Durham Region and is evaluated based on the key principles and criteria below.

Please note:

1. This award recognizes only one individual.

2. Franchisees are able to participate in this category

Criteria

Requirements

This award is presented to any type of not-for-profit organization excelling in its field (includes post- secondary educational facilities, associations and registered charities); but evaluates based on key principles and criteria below. It celebrates organizational excellence and community engagement.

Criteria

Requirements

This award is presented for business excellence in any type of for-profit business or service having been in business for a minimum of three years; but is evaluated based on key principles and criteria below. These business awards celebrate and recognize businesses based on number of employees.

Please note:

1. “employees” is defined as full-time or part-time (full-time equivalent). Students and volunteers are not included in the calculation of categories.
2. Franchisees are not able to participate in this category.
3. Publicly funded organizations (where over 80% of their operations are funded by a public entity) are not able to participate in this category.

Criteria

Requirements

This award is presented for business excellence in any type of for-profit business or service having been in business for a minimum of three years; but is evaluated based on key principles and criteria below. These business awards celebrate and recognize businesses based on number of employees.

Please note:

1. “employees” is defined as full-time or part-time (full-time equivalent). Students and volunteers are not included in the calculation of categories.
2. Franchisees are not able to participate in this category.
3. Publicly funded organizations (where over 80% of their operations are funded by a public entity) are not able to participate in this category.

Criteria

Requirements

This award is presented for business excellence in any type of for-profit business or service having been in business for a minimum of three years; but is evaluated based on key principles and criteria below. These business awards celebrate and recognize businesses based on number of employees.

Please note:

1. “employees” is defined as full-time or part-time (full-time equivalent). Students and volunteers are not included in the calculation of categories.
2. Franchisees are not able to participate in this category.
3. Publicly funded organizations (where over 80% of their operations are funded by a public entity) are not able to participate in this category.

Criteria

Requirements

This award recognizes a young business owner/operator 40 years of age or younger. It celebrates their entrepreneurial spirit and capabilities and is evaluated based on key principles and criteria below.

Please note:

This award recognizes only one individual.

Franchisees are able to participate in this category.

Criteria