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The semi-finalists for the Small Business BC Awards have been announced, and the Okanagan is well represented.
These small businesses have made it as semi-finalists out of nearly 600 nominations from across the province.
The Small Business BC Awards top ten semi-finalists have been announced! See them all at https://t.co/WWIClaazyl pic.twitter.com/jpIrpw8BIn
— SmallBusinessBC (@SmallBusinessBC) December 8, 2017
For the past two months, British Columbians have been nominating and voting for their the local small businesses in each of the 10 categories, and 12 Okanagan based companies have made the cut.
Companies like Csek Creative, Okanagan Rawsome Natural Foods Inv., and Courtyard Gallery were among the Okanagan semi-finalists.
Nikki Csek, CEO of Csek Creative, a full-service digital agency, says the support they have received from their community has been amazing.
"The way businesses advanced to the top 10 was by people voting for them on the Small Business BC voting platform," says Csek. "It was amazing how many clients, friends, business people within the community and peers in the industry sent back an email to let us know they voted. It means so much to us to have people that really believe in us, support us and are willing to take the time to show that support."
Here are the Okanagan semi-finalists in the category they were nominated for:
- Courtyard Gallery, Best Community Impact
- Okanagan Rawsome Natural Foods Inv., Premier's People's Choice
- Okanagan Cosmetology Institute LTD, Best Apprentice Training
- Winecrush, Best Innovation
- Duffy Baker Construction Corp, Premier's People's Choice
- Maple Roch Pure Canadian Maple Syrup, Best Community Impact
- Csek Creative, Best Company
- Innov8 Digital Solutions Inc., Best Employer
- Vitalis Extraction Technology Inc., Best Innovation
- Vitalis Extraction Technology Inc., Best International Trade
- Fortune Marketing, Best Marketer
- Twirling Umbrellas, Best Marketer
The winners will be announced during the second week of February, and the winners from each category will be announced at the Awards Gala on Feb. 23rd, 2018.
The Gala event is open to the public. Tickets are available now with early bird pricing here.
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