2024 Business Excellence Awards

Nomination Categories: 

1. Business Person of the Year

• Sets an example as a dedicated business leader and projects a positive image in the community
• Supports the local business community
• Upholds an active role in the community and supports community organizations

2. Business of the Year – Under 10 Employees
Any business with less than 10 employees that is not home-based that -

• Provides excellent service and product.
• Maintains good customer relationships and provides outstanding customer service.
• Upholds an active role in the community

3. Business of the Year – 10 or more Employees
Any business with 10 or more employees that is not home-based that -

• Provides excellent service and products.
• Maintains good customer relationships and provides outstanding customer service.
• Upholds an active role in the community.

4. New Business of the Year
Any Business, including Home Based businesses, that have opened within the last year that -

• Provides excellent service and products.
• Has built good customer relationships by supporting organizations
• Upholds an active role in the community

5. Community Wellness Engagement
Any business that provides opportunities that -

• Develop community wellbeing
• Cultivate personal development
• Engage creativity

6. Home-Based Business
Any home-based business that -

• Maintains good customer relationships.
• Provides excellent service and product
• Works towards growing their business through successful and innovative marketing.

7. Indigenous Social Leadership Award

• Consistently supports community growth
• Volunteers personal time
• Whose participation in the community has benefited Indigenous businesses

8. Excellence in Tourism Award (Any restaurant, hotel, motel, or business organization)
Any business, community service group, or organization that -

• Delivers outstanding quality products/services that enhance tourism/hospitality locally.
• Increases and promotes Tourism to Quesnel

9. Social Leadership Award
Any business, community service group, not for profit, or organization that -

• Has contributed by giving back to the community with time, product, donations, and or support.
• Whose participation in the community has significantly benefited others
• That have made positive contributions to improve the well-being of Quesnel’s Residents, and or the City of Quesnel.

10. Agricultural Excellence Award
Any agriculture business that -

• They work on growing stronger sustainable products in Quesnel and the area.
• Gives back to the community with time, product, donations, and or support.

11. Greatest Improvement Award
Any business or non-profit that has shown -

• Improvement on the façade of their business (exterior of their business)
• Beautification and interior renovations of their business
• Improvement of the business operations and services

Our next Business Excellence awards will take place Oct 26, 2024

Winners of the 2023 Business Excellence awards are: