Nominations

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• Best Business This award is presented annually to three companies based on leadership, growth, market position, and community involvement.

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• Best Leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion This award is presented annually to honor exemplary leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion, showcased through a commitment to business culture goals, policies, and strategies.

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• Best New Business This award is presented annually to three companies established within 36 months of the nomination date based on leadership, market opportunity, growth, and financial viability. Nominations should not be submitted for company expansions, such as new locations.

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• Best Not-for-Profit This award is presented annually to recognize a locally-based, not-for-profit organization that has made a meaningful, measurable, and memorable impact on Ottawa's citizens and their quality of life.

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• Best Performance in Customer Experience This award is presented annually to recognize a company's noteworthy customer experience initiative, which includes encompassing strategy, voice of the customer, branded customer experience, and employees.

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• Best Performance in Environmental Sustainability This award is presented annually to commend a company's distinguished leadership in sustainability, showcased through successful integration into its business strategy, decision-making, operations, culture, and supply chain, resulting in improved triple-bottom line metrics.

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• Best Performance in Export This award is presented annually to commend a company's successful export initiatives, including contributing to substantial growth through market diversification and expansion into multiple countries.

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• Best Performance in HR This award is presented annually to commend a company's exceptional human resource initiative, which encompasses its work environment, recruitment, and retention efforts and demonstrates a positive impact on the company's bottom line.

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• Best Performance in Marketing This award is presented annually to commend a company's noteworthy marketing initiative, which successfully achieved its goals of increasing market share, enhancing customer loyalty, and enabling entry into new markets.

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• Best Performance in Sales This award is presented annually to commend the company's exceptional sales initiative, which successfully achieved its goals of increasing overall revenues, securing new clients, and penetrating new markets.

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• Best Performance in Social Entrepreneurship This award is presented annually to commend a company's exceptional social entrepreneurship initiative and incorporation into its business model, providing concrete actions.

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• KNBA Best Innovation This award is presented annually to honor a Kanata North-based company that demonstrates groundbreaking technological advancements that have been validated by customers and show significant market potential.

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• KNBA Company of the Year This award is presented annually to a company located in Kanata North that has demonstrated outstanding business performance, excellence in innovation, and a commitment to its customers, employees, shareholders, and the community at large. Key criteria include growth in revenue and profitability, remarkable innovation with market validation, and leadership in their sector or community.

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