Nominations for the Moose Jaw Business Excellence Awards (MJBEX) have officially opened, with the annual awards banquet set for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.
Submissions for the 11 nomination categories must be fully completed online by March 17. The categories open for community submissions are:
- Agricultural & Agri-Business Excellence Award
- Business Innovation Award
- Community Involvement Award
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
- Hell Yeah Award
- Impact Award (Non-profit)
- Marketing Award
- New Business Venture Award
- Pillar of the Community Award
- Service Excellence Award
- Young Entrepreneur Award
There are three additional awards that are decided through different processes: The Business of the Year and Business Leader of the Year Awards are chosen by the independent MJBEX judges from the overall field.
Finally, the People's Choice Award winner is selected by customers through an open online poll the week before the awards gala.
An account must be created for online submissions, which must include all required supporting materials and a JPEG or PNG logo image file for the nominated business.
The MJBEX Awards are open to all businesses, except Crown Corporations and the City of Moose Jaw. To be eligible for a category, the nominee must not have won an MJBEX Award in that category in the previous two years. Nominees may submit their own nominations or third parties may submit the nomination. The nominee must agree to all third party nominations.
Nominations may be submitted for a maximum of two categories each.
The MJBEX website is at mjcc.awardify.io. Any questions should be directed to the Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce through their website at www.mjchamber.com or by calling Heather Bergdahl or Rob Clark at 306-692-6414.
