BEA 2025 Call for Nominations! Save the Date – Friday, May 2

Nominate an Award Candidate by March 21, 2025

The Canadian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce will host the 21st Annual Business Excellence Awards Gala on Friday, May 2, 2025 at the Burlington Convention Centre, 1120 Burloak Drive, Burlington, Ontario, opening with cocktails at 6:00 p.m.

The awards evening is designed to formally recognize leadership, innovation and excellence within the Croatian-Canadian community and significant contributions by Croatian-Canadians to Canadian society as a whole.

We invite all members and friends of the Chamber and the greater Croatian-Canadian communities across Canada to join us.

Chamber membership is not required to nominate or be nominated as an award candidate.

TICKET AND FURTHER EVENT DETAILS COMING SOON!

Nomination Process

Nominations will be considered for two consecutive years and do not have to be refiled the second year.

Those nominated but not recognized after two years may be nominated again by filing a nomination package with updated information.

There is no cap on the number of nomination packages eligible for submission.

All nominations must be submitted in writing. Verbal nominations will not be accepted. Nominations may be made by on-line submission, regular mail, e-mail, or hand delivery.

Click HERE for Award Categories and Nomination Forms

Nomination Criteria

Consideration will be given to performance and achievement in any of, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Leadership and entrepreneurship
• Product/service/market innovation
• Any unique business achievements
• Sales and/or employment growth and technological advancement
• Excellence in community relations/promotion
• Customer service and reliability
• High standards of employee relations

Selection Process

The award recipients are determined through a voting panel composed of the Canadian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the previous year’s award recipients.  The selection process is moderated and approved by the Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia.

Announcement of Award Recipients

The names of the award recipients will be announced at the 21st Annual Business Excellence Awards Gala on Friday, May 2, 2025 in Burlington, Ontario.  The names will also be published on the Chamber’s website as well as by news release.

Nominations are encouraged from all members and friends of the Chamber and the greater Croatian-Canadian communities across Canada.