2026 Canadian Business Excellence Awards - Entrepreneurial Innovation Application

The Entrepreneurial Innovation category celebrates those who demonstrate exceptional vision, adaptability, and entrepreneurial thinking to drive meaningful growth, impact, and transformation. These innovators identify opportunities, bring forward fresh ideas and solutions, and create lasting value for customers, employees, and the communities they serve.

Acknowledgement

I have reviewed the Eligibility Requirements below, and confirm they apply to my organization.

The Entrepreneurial Innovation category applies to Canadian entrepreneurs or organizations that have been operating for 1–3 years, are in the early stages of generating revenue, and who can demonstrate a strong strategic plan for growth and a commitment to customer engagement.

Contact Information

Business Name

Primary Contact Name

First

Last

Title/Position

Phone

About Your Business

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

President/CEO Name

First

Last

President/CEO Title (Official Job Title)

President/CEO Email

Website / URL

Type of Business

Sole Proprietor
Incorporated
Partnership

Number of Years in Business

Number of Full Time Employees

Number of Part Time Employees

If applicable, please provide URLs for any social media sites managed by your business such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.

Application Questions

Please Provide a Brief Overview of Your Business

Please Describe your Products/Services

Describe your approach to fostering innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurial thinking within your business, including two or more examples of how new ideas, opportunities, products, services, or processes have been successfully developed and implemented.

Describe your approach to fostering customer service excellence.

If applicable, describe your approach to fostering employee engagement and satisfaction.

Is there any additional information that you would like us to know?

Supporting Documentation

All documentation will be used to support the application, then will be deleted. All information will be held in strictest confidence.

File Upload: Provide examples of measurable customer impact (examples: NPS reports, customer satisfaction surveys, testimonials, case studies, or customer service metrics)

Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 5 files.

Upload up to 5 documents.

File Upload: Summary of the organization's strategic plan

Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 5 files.

Representative Information and Certification

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Last

Title/Position

Date

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2026 Canadian Business Excellence Awards - Entrepreneurial Innovation Application

Contact Information

About Your Business

Application Questions

Supporting Documentation

Representative Information and Certification

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