Okanagan award winners
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Two Okanagan businesses took home top honours last night at the 14th annual Small Business BC Awards.
Penticton’s WineCrush and Kelowna’s Central Kitchen + Bar both won in their categories – WineCrush for Best Concept and Central for best Employer.
Four other Okanagan businesses were also finalists at this year’s awards, which were chosen from 699 nominees across 72 communities in the province.
Businesses named to the Top 5 in their categories were asked to face a “Dragon’s Den” style panel of judges, whom they had ten minutes to pitch their business to.
That panel selected the best in each category, based on those pitches, and announced the winners at a special ceremony Feb. 23.
More than 500 from the business community attended the province’s largest small business awards competition, which aims to “recognize the outstanding achievements of British Columbia’s entrepreneurs” and celebrate their contributions to the province.
George Hunter the CEO of Small Business BC, said the awards saw “an incredible level of participation” this year.
“We’re proud to acknowledge all the companies who participated and would like to congratulate all those who came out on top as winners in this year’s competition,” he said. “These entrepreneurs are helping build a vibrant economy in our province and the Small Business BC Awards are the best way to celebrate and acknowledge their success and contribution.”
For the full list of finalists and award winners, visit Small Business B.C.’s website.
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