• Nomination forms must be submitted by noon, Friday, April 8, 2011.
• Light refreshments will be served. No host bar.
• In keeping with the spirit of celebration, this is our annual ‘dress up’ event. Please wear your Sunday best!
• Networking starts at 6:00. Gala starts at 6:30 p.m.
• No admission fee.
  

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR NOMINATION FORM & SUBMISSION INFO

GENERAL CRITERIA FOR ALL AWARDS
•    The name of the nominator MUST appear on the nomination form.
•    Anonymous nominations will be disqualified.
•    You may nominate your own business in any category, except “Members’ Choice” and “Inspiration” Awards.
•    Awards are for exemplary effort & on-going leadership in conducting a home-based business.
•    Examples of eligibility may include, but are not limited to, any of the suggestions listed below.
•    Company/individual must have held an HBBA membership for at least three months.

AWARD CRITERIA & CATEGORIES

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Accepted personal and/or business obstacles and challenges with professionalism and grace; provides a superior product and excellent on-going customer service; generous support of the non-profit sector; environmental awareness and/or stewardship.

NEW BUSINESS AWARD
Someone who has successfully launched a new business in 2009 and has achieved measurable success, attracted media attention, developed consumer support and/or customer loyalty, and shown commitment to our community and the HBBA.

MEMBERS’ CHOICE AWARD
A current member in good standing who you feel has gone above and beyond in his/her selfless contributions to the HBBA in 2009.

INSPIRATION AWARD
Someone who has: inspired you by sharing their experiences, mishaps, wisdom, success, courage and/or integrity through one-on-one mentoring, group networking or at HBBA events and activities; made a determined effort to instill confidence in you; has provided advice, guidance and, of course, inspiration to help you start, improve or grow your business!

MERIT AWARD
Someone who has “gone the extra mile” by participating in or sponsoring an award-worthy community cause or event; spearheaded the development of new programs within the community or the HBBA; received recognition for outstanding achievement from another organization.

LAWRENCE BELFRAGE MEMORIAL AWARD      New in 2010
Presented in honour and in memory of long-standing CVHBBA member, Lawrence Belfrage, who passed away unexpectedly in May 2009. Lawrence’s motto – in business and in life – was to “share a smile.” The recipient of this award will be someone who shares that same gregarious spirit and who shows support of the social networking and teamwork aspect of the CVHBBA.

ADDITIONAL AWARD CATEGORIES

The presentation of the following additional awards is at the discretion of the CVHBBA Awards Committee, under the direction of the Board of Directors. These additional awards will be awarded ONLY if a nominee meets the criteria for outstanding achievement in these specific areas. The nominee and his/her business must demonstrate effort that is above and beyond normal business practices.

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
Introduced and implemented on-going environmental stewardship programs within their business or in the community at large; adopted “Best Management Practices” that result in a reduction of packaging/emissions/ waste; is “green” to the core and goes beyond simply practicing the ‘three Rs’ of Recycling or hosting a one time event.

INNOVATION AWARD
Improved their business by introducing a new product or service or diversifying an existing product/service; used creativity and innovation to build and promote their business; has done something extraordinary to achieve success.

COMOX VALLEY AMBASSADOR MEDIA AWARD
Someone whose business has been featured prominently in the local, national or international media, this includes radio, TV, newspaper or the Internet. Product or service may be unique to our region; promotes CV in advertising and promotions; has done something newsworthy that puts the CV in the public spotlight from a local, regional, national or international prospective.

TICKLE OUR COLLECTIVE FUNNY BONES

Come on! Make us laugh!
Tell us about something that YOU did – in relation to operating your business – that made you (or someone else) laugh out loud! A past winner greeted a prospective new employee at the door… while wearing nothing but a wet towel and a smile! Did YOU do something that would tickle our collective funny bones and add an element of fun to the awards night?? Feel free to use an extra page for this one! There will be no ‘prize’ awarded here, but you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you made us all smile.

CVHBBA 2011 AWARDS NOMINATION FORM

• For a down-loadable PDF, CLICK HERE: CVHBBA 2011 Awards Nomination Form
• Or you may copy and paste the information below into the body of an email.

TO SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS OR TOOT YOU OWN HORN:

• EMAIL: terri.perrin@faoiFengShui.com
• SNAIL MAIL (OR DROP OFF): 2420 Avro Arrow Dr., Comox, BC, V9M 0A2
• OR BRING TO ANY HBBA MEETING

Questions?? Call Terri Perrin @ 250.218.4952

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NOMINATION FORM

COPY AND PASTE INFO FROM HERE, DOWN TO THE END

AWARD CATEGORY: Please check one.

Regular Award Categories:

[ ] Business of the Year         [ ] New Business of the Year                      [ ] Inspiration

[ ] Members’ Choice             [ ] Lawrence Belfrage Memorial                [ ] Merit

Special Award Categories:

[ ] Environmental    [ ] Innovation       [ ] Toot Your Own Horn 

[ ] Comox Valley Ambassador/Media  [ ] Tickle Our Collective Funny Bones

NOMINEE (Name of Business): _________________________________

Name of Individual(s): _______________________________________

NOMINATED BY (Name & Business Name): ________________________

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Email: ___________________________________________________

Phone: ___________________________________________________

DETAILS OF AWARD MERIT:

Or fill out this form (after login) ..http://cvhbba.com/nomination-form/