Congratulations to this year’s finalists! While the list of finalists is public, the winners will be announced at the 2024 Business Excellence Awards on May 21.
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2023 Business Excellence Awards, presented by RBC, on May 23, 2023, recognizing leadership and distinction within the community. More than 400 attendees joined us to celebrate the finalists and winners of our 2023 Business Excellence Awards.
“We are delighted to be back at the Burlington Convention Centre this year! We took a different approach on the format last year and following the feedback from our members, the response was to bring the event back to its original format.” Stated Randall Smallbone, Chair of the Board of Directors. “Thank you all for joining us this evening and congratulations to our 2023 Business Excellence Awards finalists!”
This year, the Business Awards Task Force was tasked with the challenge of presenting nine Awards of Excellence. The Chamber named 24 local organizations as finalists of awards in a variety of categories. Award nominations were based on overall business excellence and the criteria include excellence in business leadership, community contributions, entrepreneurship, employee welfare, innovation, and market growth.
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Business Excellence Award Winners are:
2023 Mayor’s Award: The Pink Project
2023 Burlington Economic Development Award for Excellence in Global Business: ABS Machining Inc.
2023 Burlington Economic Development Award for Excellence in Innovation & Technology: Innovia GEO
2023 Burlington Economic Development Award for Excellence in Retail Innovation: Stillwater Float Centre
A sincere thank you to our event sponsors and all who attended this year’s 2023 Business Excellence Awards Gala. It was wonderful to be able to celebrate business excellence with our community. Congratulations to our 2023 Business Excellence Award winners!
Congratulations to this year’s finalists! While the list of finalists is public, the winners will be announced at the 2023 Business Excellence Awards on May 23.
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2022 Business Excellence Awards presented by RBC on June 28, 2022, recognizing leadership and resilience within the community. More than 250 attendees joined emcee Joseph Tassoni, Burlington fashion designer and entrepreneur, to celebrate the finalists and winners of our 2022 Business Excellence Awards.
“The Burlington Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to be able to celebrate our finalists and winners in-person, alongside the Burlington Business community.” stated Terry Caddo, President and CEO. “The gala is a long-standing, highly anticipated event in Burlington. As we focus on recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, it is wonderful to be able to showcase the local businesses that proved resiliency and adaptability during the past year. Congratulations to the finalists and awards winners of our 2022 Business Excellence Awards!”
This year, the Business Awards Task Force was tasked with the challenge of presenting eight Awards of Excellence. The Chamber named 21 local organizations as finalists of awards in a variety of categories. Award nominations were based on overall business excellence and the criteria include excellence in business leadership, community contributions, entrepreneurship, environment, employee welfare, innovation and market growth.
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Business Excellence Award Winners are:
Burlington Chamber of Commerce 2022 Mayor’s Award: The Platter Company Gourmet Market
2022 Burlington Economic Development Award for Excellence in Global Business: Astound Group
2022 Burlington Economic Development Award for Excellence in Innovation & Technology: EcoSynthetix Inc.
2021 Tourism Burlington Ambassador Award: Burlington Taxi
This year’s Gala provided a new and unique experience for our attendees. As part of the Gala experience, ticket holders were able to try a variety of different dinner options within our marche style format. Food stations were dispersed throughout the venue, with impressive and different offerings at each station. At the end of the evening, each ticket holder took home a gift bag, showcasing a broad array of products from Chamber members and local Burlington businesses.
A sincere thank you to our event sponsors and all who attended this year’s 2022 Business Excellence Awards Gala. It was wonderful to be able to celebrate business excellence with our community in-person. Congratulations to our 2022 Business Excellence Award winners!
After 2 years of moving the event virtual, the Chamber is excited to not only bring it back in person but try a new spin on the event. With a focus on networking and celebrating we are moving to a food station style dinner where guests will be able to move around freely, connect and celebrate with finalists and other chamber members while still enjoying dinner, drinks, and the professionalism the Business Excellence Awards are known for. Following dinner all will move into BPAC’s auditorium for the formal award proceedings (Oscar style)!
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Congratulations to this year’s finalists! While the list of finalists is public, the winners will be announced at the 2022 Business Excellence Awards on June 28. Details and information about each finalist can be found below.
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BSB manufacturing is a leading contract manufacturer of production machined components and tested assemblies. With an impressive 45 year tenure in the machining industry, BSB prides itself on a highly skilled engineering team, productive workforce, and use of the most advanced manufacturing equipment and processes.
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We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and raising the bar for the industry. Our rigorous 3-step inspection process combines audio and visual quality control techniques, ensuring that the first record off the press is just as pristine as the last.
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At URtech we provide a comprehensive suite of EMS services to leading OEM companies. Our services extend from product concept to commercialization, supporting the entire product life cycle. We build trusting relationships with our customers that bring value and reliability to every partnership.
URtech manufactures and integrates electronics for a diverse range of end markets, with each industry having specific quality and traceability requirements. At the core of URtech we provide manufacturing processes and quality systems that support industry compliance with a strong foundation of high quality and repeatable manufacturing and test. Certifications include ISO9001, ISO13485 and ITAR registered
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Goodwill Amity harnesses the power of work to address the most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges today: we’re a path to income security for individuals and their families; we’re a catalyst for strong and healthy neighbourhoods; we’re a benchmark for sustainability in the retail marketplace. In all these ways, Goodwill Amity is influencing positive, long-lasting transformational change.
Our mission is to change lives and strengthen communities through the power of work.
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With a reputation for making premium denim shopping easy, Joelle’s has become a one stop shop for all your fashion needs – from casual to career to dressy! Joelle’s also offers a well edited selection of shoes, accessories and maternity wear to complete the package. With a great mix of price points, you are not likely to walk away empty handed.
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We know that getting home after a full day and then rustling up a family dinner can be a difficult task. After all, we’re a family too, with two daughters of our own, so we feel your time-crunched pain. Sure, you could pick up the phone or hit-and-run a drive-thru, but we all know there’s nothing like a hot, wholesome meal made from scratch with tons of TLC to beautifully end the day. This is exactly why we started Familia Fine Foods. We take the stress out of meal times and put the “ahhh” back on the table.
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In 2015 She’s Got Leggz began its operations at a dining room table over a couple glasses of wine and a desire to earn some extra income for kids sports and vacations. What started as a side hustle quickly outgrew the home space and is now operated out of our Head Office in Burlington, ON.
The She’s Got Leggz family of Customers and Stylists across Canada are helping bring the “leggings love” to every community around the world. We pride ourselves on having some of the softest leggings around – you just have to touch them to fall in love!
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We work throughout Southern & Central Ontario, and offer a unique one-to-one customer service focused approach, where the clients’ needs are paramount. Why deal with larger more expensive planning firms that treat you like a number, as they concentrate on corporate big dollar clients? At Urban in Mind you will receive the customer-focused service you deserve, and at a price you can afford!
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RFB Construction Inc. is a General Contractor with over 30 years experience providing Construction Management, General Contracting, and Building Maintenance for Commercial and Industrial projects. We strive to build long term relationships with our fellow team members, clients, and subcontractors based on trust, quality workmanship and performing above expectations.
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Sponsorship opportunities are available! Please contact ashlee@ourforte.ca to become a sponsor and help recognize Business Excellence in our Burlington community.
Building our way forward during COVID-19 and beyond, our Chamber is pleased to announce the newest additions to our talented and dedicated team. Kathryn Newell will be joined by Terry Caddo, Kathy Manness, Bob Elliot and Scott Bridger to help drive the Chamber’s mission forward of connecting leaders, creating opportunities, and actively advocating on behalf of our members while standing strong as a community.
Our President and CEO, Terry Caddo, joined our Chamber on September 13. Leveraging his extensive background in the not-for-profit sector and award-winning experience in the attractions and tourism industry, Terry will work with various stakeholders such as government, business, and community leaders to evolve and grow the Chamber of Commerce for long-term sustainability and maximize value for our membership.
Our most recent addition to the team, Kathy Manness will provide support to the President and CEO and overall HR management, budgeting and finance, regulatory compliance, as well as supporting the Board of Directors, Chamber Committees and Task Forces. Building on her significant experience in the Chamber network as the President and CEO at the Strathroy and District Chamber of Commerce, and background in public relations, she will be an asset to the team as our new Executive Vice President.
In his role as Director of Government Relations, Bob Elliot will leverage his background on public and private sector boards to drive forward the interest and concerns of our members with key community influencers, all levels of government, associations, and community partners. He will lead the organization in developing public policy agendas and strategies for advocating those agendas, as well as developing project-based strategies to meet organizational objectives in support of our strategic goals. Bob was previously the Manager, Real Estate Sales and Leasing National, Suncor Energy and held numerous roles at Suncor in sales, services, operations, and general management roles and is the current Director of Dimentiability Enterprise. Bob is an active volunteer and currently serving as Chair of the Halton Learning Foundation, and recently co-chaired our Chamber’s Political Action Committee. Bob will work at the Chamber on a part-time basis while he continues in his role at Dimentiability Enterprise.
Scott Bridger has joined our Chamber as Director of Member Servies. With extensive experience in the Chamber Network, he brings 21 years of experience as VP of Membership Services with the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce with over 1500 members Scott was instrumental in the growth to one of the largest Chambers in the province. As a resident of Burlington, Scott looks forward to bringing his skill set to our Chamber and serving the local business community. Scott is an active member of the Canadian Chamber Executives of Canada currently serving as the Membership Networking Chair and sits on the Annual Conference Committee. Scott served as President of the Association in 2015 and in 2016 was awarded the Canadian Chamber employee of the year. Scott also serves and is passionate about the community he works in as past President of Waterloo Region Big Brothers Big Sisters for 10 years.
Kathryn Newell is pleased to continue in her role navigating the member experience, enhancing digital platforms and ease of navigation. She will assist members in setting up and maintaining Member profiles and online presence through the Chamber’s Member Directory. Kathryn’s support and experience at our Chamber are critical to the team and our membership community is thrilled to welcome her back as a vital staff member.
On behalf of the Chamber, we would like to congratulate Megg Markettos and Lindsay Stevenson on accepting new positions in the community. We would like to thank Megg, Director, Member Experiences and Services, and Lindsay Stevenson, Manager, Strategic Communications and Marketing who have provided tremendous support to our members during the pandemic by keeping the business community connected through networking opportunities and enhanced communications. On behalf of the entire Burlington business community, the Chamber Board of Directors, and staff are grateful for their valuable support. We wish them both the best in their new roles!
Please join us in welcoming Terry, Bob, Scott, and Kathy to the Chamber team! Working alongside Kathryn, we are collaborative in our approach to connect business leaders, create opportunities, and actively advocating on behalf of our membership community. Our enhanced team is poised to embark on its next strategic planning initiative with members, stakeholders, and community partners that will continue to build on the incredible work that has already been accomplished.
We look forward to building on the strong foundation the Chamber has set out as an indispensable partner during COVID-19 and beyond. To connect with Chamber staff, please click here.
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce (BCC) provides value to its members through active advocacy, connecting leaders and creating opportunities. The Chamber is the voice of business in Burlington and advocates at the local, regional, provincial and federal levels on behalf of 900 companies representing 30,000 employees.
For more than 70 years, the BCC has been the trusted advocate and tireless champion for local businesses. With a long-standing reputation for excellence and leadership, BCC continually generates opportunities to connect people by bringing life to business. Doing so provides a vehicle for success for its members and the future of Burlington’s business community.
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce seeks an experienced individual for the position of Executive V.P. This position is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Chamber providing support for the President & CEO and overall HR Management, Budgeting & Finance, Regulatory Compliance, as well as supporting the Board of Directors, Chamber Committees & Task Forces.
Preferred candidates will have demonstrated experience in administrative & operations management, leadership, and relationship building.
The selected candidate will work with our highly dedicated, professional staff and volunteer base and have a strong business acumen, excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritize and handle a variety of projects.
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APPLICATION PROCESS:
Expressions of interest including career profiles will be accepted until October 12, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. and should be sent confidentially to the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, info@burlingtonchamber.com.
Information provided by or about candidates for these positions will be used only for candidate selection. We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to respond; however only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Terry Caddo has been appointed as the organization’s new President and CEO effective September 13, 2021.
“Terry brings a wealth of knowledge and business experience to the position which will add value to his work with the Chamber’s membership and stakeholders,” said Jennifer Smith, Chair of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to welcome Terry to the Chamber and I look forward to working with him as we continue our transformative journey aimed at bringing life to business in Burlington.”
Terry is a not-for-profit senior executive with extensive and award-winning experience in the attractions and tourism industry. Recently, Terry was the Executive Director of the Canada Blooms Horticulture Society. Prior to that, he had senior management roles in Marketing and Operations with the Royal Botanical Gardens and Ontario Place.
“I am honoured to be taking on this important leadership role with the Burlington Chamber of Commerce. During my time with the Royal Botanical Gardens, I became acquainted with many local businesses in Burlington. I look forward to meeting more in my new capacity with the Chamber,” said Mr. Caddo. “Advocating on behalf and maintaining the gold standard of support for Burlington businesses is my top priority while ensuring that those same businesses have a place to thrive and grow.”
This year, the Burlington Chamber of Commerce is pleased to recognize 8 Burlington high school students with scholarship awards to help support them as they continue their studies at a Canadian college or university.
Each year, the Chamber recognizes the next generation of future business leaders based on their achievement and involvement in extracurriculars, volunteer activities and academic studies. This endowment is awarded through the Burlington Chamber Scholarship Fund of the Burlington Community Foundation.
All students awarded must be furthering their studies at a Canadian college or university. The Burlington Chamber of Commerce contributes to all eight high schools in Burlington and representatives from each school select a student to receive $1,000 for costs incurred related to their on-going post-secondary education.
“We are pleased to continue our tradition of celebrating excellence and recognizing the future generation of community leaders in Burlington. By providing scholarship assistance, we are able to support deserving students as they further their education and develop leadership skills,” said President and CEO, Carla Y. Nell.
Please join us in congratulating the 2021 Business Scholarship recipients:
We wish this accomplished group of students all the best as they continue to pursue their interest in business related studies.
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Corinne Radake
Director, Stakeholder Relations and Policy
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The Burlington Chamber of Commerce (BCC) provides value to its members through active advocacy, connecting leaders and creating opportunities. The Chamber is the voice of business in Burlington and advocates at the local, regional, provincial and federal levels on behalf of 900 companies representing 30,000 employees.
For more than 70 years, the BCC has been the trusted advocate and tireless champion for local businesses. With a long-standing reputation for excellence and leadership, BCC continually generates opportunities to connect people by bringing life to business. Doing so provides a vehicle for success for its members and the future of Burlington’s business community.
The Board of Directors of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce seeks an experienced individual for the position of President and CEO. This position requires a strategic and innovative leader who will work with various stakeholders such as government, business and community leaders to evolve and grow the Chamber of Commerce for long-term sustainability and maximize value for its membership.
In this high profile role, preferred candidates will have demonstrated experience in a Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade or not-for-profit organization similar in size and scope to the BCC. They will ideally have a Business or Public administration degree or equivalent, with specific experience in stakeholder relations, communications, marketing, finance and accounting, human resource management and operations. They will have experience in dealing with government, regulatory bodies, and have knowledge of the Burlington and Ontario business communities.
The selected candidate will work with our highly dedicated, professional staff and volunteer base and have a strong business acumen, excellent communication skills and an engaging interpersonal style, to carry out the BCC strategic plan.
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APPLICATION PROCESS:
Expressions of interest including resumes and covering letters will be accepted until at 4:30 p.m. on July 21st, and should be sent confidentially to Jennifer Smith, Chair, Burlington Chamber of Commerce.
Email: jsmith@burlingtonhydro.com.
Information provided by or about candidates for these positions will be used only for candidate selection. We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to respond; however only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.
