Description
Recognizes a business/organization that demonstrates outstanding achievement in exporting products or services outside of Canada's borders.
Requirements
Specific Eligibility:
To be a valid entry in the Global Growth Award of Distinction, your business must:
- Export products, services or technologies that have Alberta content or Alberta value-added contribution outside of Canada
- Demonstrate global growth in their overall business, have made increases in exports over the past three years, or have maintained their position in export markets during difficult economic times - either for the company or in their geographic or industry-specific market as a direct result of entering international markets
- Demonstrate innovative and/or creative market entry strategy and established presence in one or more geographic markets.
- Demonstrate ability to overcome obstacles or other unique challenges in entering new international markets
- Demonstrated quality of their export plan through the use of innovation and strategies to promote brand awareness in their new market(s)
General Eligibility:
To be a valid entry in the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction, your business must:
- Be operational in Alberta for a minimum of 3 fiscal years unless otherwise stated
- Be operating in Alberta at the time of nomination and at the time of the awards presentation
- Employ Albertans to produce goods and/or provide services
- Not have won in the same category in the past three years
- Not have anyone in your management, on your board, or in your employ serving on the Alberta
- Business Awards of Distinction judging committee for the category
- If you are a non-profit organization, no more than 30% of annual revenue can be directly funded by Government envelopes. This does not apply to regular procurement
