2025
Business Excellence Awards
The Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce
28th Annual Business Excellence Award
Fill out the nomination form to recognize a Williams Lake business, Williams Lake business person, or to shine a spotlight on your own business success story.
The nomination form should take between 5-10 minutes and we ask that you select answers the questions to the best of your knowledge.
We also ask that you provide a brief description of why the business or business person is deserving of a nomination. This could be in the form of a personal experience, insight into the business/person that is deserving of recognition, and so forth.
All businesses are eligible for the “Business of the Year” Award
sponsored by Community Futures Cariboo Chilcotin
*Sponsors are not eligible to win the award they sponsor
SPONSORED BY:
Criteria
- Any association or group is eligible
- Be registered as a legitimate society or charitable organization
- Demonstrate outstanding contributions to the community •
- Show benefits of service and how they set their organization apart
Sponsored by
Criteria
• Any hospitality-tourism business, service group or
organization is eligible (e.g. food & beverage, hotels,
campgrounds, event/banquet halls, casinos, recreation,
travel agency, wellness etc.)
• Actively encourages the growth of the Cariboo Chilcotin
Coast region
• Increases the visibility of Williams Lake & Area
• Provides and promotes outstanding visitor experiences
SPONSORED BY:
Criteria
• Any business or individual eligible
• Shows excellence in knowledge of their products (e.g.
Car dealerships, Grocery stores, Real Estate, Clothing store
etc.)
• High customer satisfaction & retention rates
• Does not manufacture what they sell
SPONSORED BY:
Criteria:
• Any business is eligible
• Must have shown an extraordinary improvement in
growth through personnel, or customer service or any
other aspect of operations (e.g. Beautification, quality of
product, environmental improvement, offers accessibility
for mobility or agility)
Sponsored by
Criteria
• Any business, group or individual is eligible
• News must have attracted positive & extraordinary
local and/or provincial media attention
• Examples of Newsmaker: Sports, Entertainment, Arts,
Literacy, Innovation, Politics, Environmental
SPONSORED BY:
Criteria
Criteria
• Any individual is eligible
• Over the years has continuously dedicated time and
resources to improving Williams Lake and area
• Displays leadership, positive attitude, and
encouragement towards volunteering in the Williams
Lake & area
SPONSORED BY:
Criteria
• Only Chamber Member Businesses, or individuals are
eligible.
• Has continuously dedicated time and resources to the
Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce
• Displays leadership, positive attitude, and
encouragement towards volunteering in the Williams
Lake & area
SPONSORED BY:
Criteria
Criteria
• Any business or individual is eligible
• Service must be consistently good and create a
positive experience
• Must have exceptional knowledge of their
products and/or services
• Service must exceed expectationsProduction & Manufacturing
Excellence Award
SPONSORED BY:
Criteria
Criteria
• Any business or individual is eligible
• A person/business that makes/produces goods
for sale
• Must have exceptional knowledge of their
products and/or services
• Must craft, fabricate, construct, process, invent,
assemble or manufacture their product
Sponsored By:
Criteria
Criteria
• Any business or individual is eligible
• A person/business that has contributed to the
strength of the local economy.
• Demonstrates revenue and/or job growth
• Exemplary Customer Service
• Offers innovative products & services
• Volunteers or contributes to the community
• Encourages Professional Development of staff.