Submission Form for the 2018 Richmond Hill General Award

Please read this entire document before completing.

a. To be completed by the Nominee or designate.
b. Please complete this form in its entirety as incomplete forms cannot be considered by the judging panel.
c. This form must be submitted by December 8, 2017, 3 pm.
d. If you need help completing this form please contact the office at 905-884-1961.
e. All info submitted will remain confidential.

Financial:
We require a letter from either your bank or accountant stating that the Company is in good standing. Email the letter to info@rhbot.ca
Sample of Letter from Bank/Chartered Accountant.

Eligibility Criteria

This award is open to any business that has proven excellence in the community relations, business achievement, sound employee relations, customer service and reliability.
At the discretion of the judging committee, awards may be withheld in any category.
All companies or divisions of companies that are located in Richmond Hill OR
Are members in good standing of the Richmond Hill Board of Trade, AND
Have a tangible business since January 2015 are eligible to be nominated.
The nominee does not have to be a member of the Richmond Hill Board of Trade at the time of nomination BUT they have to join the Board by January 8, 2018 to be eligible to win the award.
You can nominate your own business.

Businesses that have won a Chamber/Board Business Award in the past 5 years are not eligible to win. The competition is also not open to the Judges or their employers, to members of the Award Organizing Committee or their employers, or to the Board of Directors of the Richmond Hill Board of Trade or their employers.

The Judges
Winners are selected by a panel of judges made up of distinguished past winners of the Richmond Hill Business Awards, Business Media and Economic Development representatives. Their selections are based on a pre-determined marking scheme.

Submission Form for the Richmond Hill Board of Trade General Award

1) COMPANY INFOMATION

* Indicates required field

Company *

City *

Address *

Postal Code *

First Name *

Last Name *

Title *

Email *

Phone # *

* The above contact information of the business/organization applying for the award will be used in the General Award citation and subsequent publicity.

Name and telephone number of working contact (please repeat even if same as above):

Working Contact Name *

Working Contact Email *

Working Contact Phone *

2) SUMMARY DEFINITION OF BUSINESS

Product/services that are created/delivered from your Company Location *

Year the business was established *

Number of Employees *

The parent company (if applicable) or other locations *

3) IN SUPPORT OF YOUR NOMINATION, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
Judges will not follow website links or review social media sites, include all relevant information below. Please abide by the word limit.

a) Briefly describe what your company does and what products/services does it offers (i.e Product, target markets, general etc.) (100 words or less) *

b) Discuss the historical growth of the company to date (i.e Financial, number of employees, number of customer base) and any challenges the company has overcome (such as marketing, human resources, logistics, finance etc.). (300 words or less) *

c) What is unique about your company? (300 words or less) *

d) What does your business and employees do to contribute to the Richmond Hill Community? (300 words or less) *

e) Please provide any business testimonials and awards received by your company or its employees. (300 words or less) *

Upload the Bank/Accountant Letter *

Max file size: 20MB

4) CERTIFICATION (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SENIOR OFFICIAL OF THE NOMINATED BUSINESS):

I hereby certify that the information contained in this application can be substantiated.

Name *

Official Title *

Electronic Signature *

Date *

PLEASE SUBMIT BY DECEMBER 8, 2017