Business Innovation Award of Distinction

Specific Qualifications:

• Implemented an innovative initiative is original and has resulted in a significant and measurable increase in revenue or job creation; productivity or quality; reduction in costs; and/or improvement in service in either new products, technology, management, manufacturing processes or customer service
• Initiative submitted must be fully implemented/available in the market in the past 5 most recent fiscal years
• Initiatives submitted in previous years are not eligible unless significant unique and innovative enhancements have been made
• Initiatives can include but are not limited to projects, programs, processes, systems, technologies, developments, ventures, and undertakings

For example:

• streamlining processes
• commercializing technology
• developing new business models
• improving public services

General Eligibility Requirements:

To be a valid entry in the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction, your business must:

• Be operational in Alberta for a minimum of 3 fiscal years unless otherwise stated
• Be operating in Alberta at the time of nomination and at the time of the awards presentation
• Employ Albertans to produce goods and/or provide services
• Not have won in the same category in the past three years
• Not have anyone in your management, on your board, or in your employ serving on the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction judging committee for the category
• If you are a non-profit organization, no more than 30% of annual revenue can be directly funded by Government envelopes. This does not apply to regular procurement