Award Categories

• ENTREPRENEUR CATEGORY AWARDS

• Best NWT Entrepreneur

• Best Nunavut Entrepreneur

• Best Yukon Entrepreneur

  The Entrepreneurs of the Year chosen for each territory will then be considered for the biggest award of the night, the...

• Top Entrepreneur of the Year award

• BUSINESS CATEGORY AWARDS

• Best Aboriginal-Owned Company

  Nominated companies must be 100-per-cent aboriginal owned.

• Best Mining Contractor

  This award is intended for companies that service either operating mines or active exploration projects.

• Business on the Rise

  This award is intended for businesses that were created on or after January 1, 2011

• Most Innovative Company

  Nominees should be making a name for themselves with a business idea that's new to the North, or with a new spin on an established industry.

• Best Marketed Company

  Nominees should have undertaken an eye-catching, head-turning or downright ingenious marketing scheme that set them apart from their competition.

The Judges

• Geraldine Van Bibber

• Susan Lenard

• Peter Allen

• Cheri Kemp-long

• Cooper Langford

Awards Gala

• Join us in Yellowknife on February 21, 2013 for our red-carpet gala awards ceremony at the Explorer Hotel.

• For tickets please contact Kathy Gray at Kathy@uphere.ca.

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