For the nomination form, Click Here.
Procedure for Nomination
- Nominees must be located within Perth & District including for the People’s Choice Award.
- You may nominate more than one business including yourself.
- All nominations will be vetted by the Chamber’s Nomination Committee to ensure that the nomination has been made in the correct category. If a nomination cannot stand, the nominator will be notified and given the opportunity to change the nomination.
- Nominees will be asked to accept their nomination and to complete a brief nomination package that will be posted on the Chamber website.
- Nominees are eligible for consideration in one award category per year except the People’s Choice Award.
- Winners in an award category are not eligible for subsequent nominations in that category for a three-year period. (If a previous winner receives a nomination, the nominator will be notified of their ineligibility).
- Chamber member businesses get one nomination in each category.
- The People’s Choice Award is open to the public.
Procedure for Posting Nominations
All nominations and nominee responses will be posted to the Chamber website by the deadline of: Friday, October 4th. A small excerpt from the nomination will be quoted with a link to the full unedited nomination text. Nominator names will NOT be posted.
Voting Procedure
The voting survey will be open for two weeks: September 9th to September 29th and will be advertised through the Chamber of Commerce newsletter, emails to members and social media.
- Each Chamber member business will be sent this policy to inform them of the Award protocols.
- Each Chamber member business will be sent a link to a voting survey in which they can vote for their choices of nominee/s.
Voting Procedure – People’s Choice Award
The voting survey will be open for 2 weeks from September 9th to September 29th and will be advertised through the Chamber of Commerce newsletter, emails to members, social media and Perth Courier.
- There will be a direct link included on the Chamber website, newsletter.
Counting Votes
Each year, the Chamber appoints a Nomination Committee to vet the entries. Nominations are submitted from groups and individuals in the community that the Committee carefully reviews and then selects a category winner. Each email address will be cross-referenced with the voting list to ensure that each member only gets one vote per award. If there is a discrepancy (more than one vote from the same link) the votes will not be counted.
Counting the Votes – People’s Choice Award
Each vote will be counted.
ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS
- Winners will be announced by the representing sponsor at the Annual Business Excellence Awards Gala on Wednesday, October 23rd. Nominees will be contacted by the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce of the date, time and place of the Awards ceremony.
- Tickets for the Small Business Awards Gala will be announced soon and include a three- course dinner.
- Nominees will be recognized in an ongoing slideshow throughout the evening.