Outstanding Business Achievement Awards

As Lincoln’s most prestigious annual business awards, our “Business of the Year Award” acknowledges and celebrates high achievement in Lincoln’s business community.

PAST RECIPIENTS

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	Small Business	Medium Business	Large Business
2020	August Restaurant	Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers	Bench Brewing
2019	The Old Post Bakery	Extreme Technology	Moyer Diebel Ltd.
2018	Vieni Estates Wine & Spirits	The Restaurant at Peninsula Ridge	Linwell Gardens
2017	Niagara Wireless Internet Company	Conversations Cafe	Shoppers Drug Mart
2016	Blossom Bakery	Freeman Herbs	Cosmic Plants
2015	Dueck Optometry	Vineland Foodland	Ophardt Hygiene
2014	The Butcher & Banker Pub	Tim Hortons
2013	Beamsville Home Hardware	MountainView Homes
2012	Jerry’s Auto Body (Beamsville) Inc.	Lakehouse Restaurant & Lounge
2011	Ken Soutward Dentistry P.C.	N.M. Bartlett Inc.
2010	Zooma Zooma Cafe & Wine Bar	Vineland Growers Co-operative Ltd.
2009	Action Print, Maximum Recovery Centre	Westbrook Greenhouses Ltd.
2008	Two Fingers Mobile Service	Meridian Credit Union
2007	Dell Pharmacy	Grimsby Lincoln News
2006	Extreme Technology	Peninsula West Utilites
2005	Hopkins IDA Pharmacy	Cla-Val Canada
2004	Daniel Lenko Estate Winery	Peninsula Ridge Estate Winery
2003	Homes by Hendriks	Commisso’s Food Market

ELIGIBILITY

All profit-centered business organizations, operating in the Town of Lincoln, are eligible for nomination. All nominees must have been in business for a minimum of three years. OBAA recipients from the last two years do not qualify unless they are eligible under a different category. It is not required that a nominee be a member of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. You can nominate your own business.

There are THREE “Business of the Year Award” CATEGORIES:

SMALL – Businesses with 1-10 FTE* Employees
MEDIUM – Businesses with 11-30 FTE* Employees
LARGE – Businesses with 31+ FTE* Employees

*FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) refers to the number of paid staff, whether full-time, part-time, fixed-term contract, salaried or hourly, working between 35 and 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

SELECTION CRITERIA & PROCESS

Nominated businesses are judged on the following criteria:

Staff/Employee Engagement & Development
Work Place
Community
Future & Growth
Marketing

A panel of impartial judges, as appointed by the Outstanding Business Achievement Awards Committee, will select TWO Finalists and subsequently, ONE Recipient, for EACH “Business of the Year Award” category, in accordance with procedures established by the OBAA Committee.

It is anticipated that this award will be presented annually for each category. If, in any year, the judges’ panel is unable to recommend a recipient in one or more categories, the award will not be presented.

PRESENTATION of the Business of the Year Awards

Designed to publicly recognize Lincoln’s businesses that exemplify excellence, to be selected as a finalist is in itself a great accomplishment.

All Business of the Year Award finalists will be honoured, and the recipients announced, at the Chamber’s 18^th annual Outstanding Business Achievement Awards Gala on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

Each Business of the Year Finalist (two each in the Small, Medium and Large categories) receives a professionally produced 2 minute video showcasing its business that will be played at the Awards Gala.

Each Business of the Year award recipient (one each in the Small, Medium and Large categories) receives a FREE MEMBERSHIP for ONE YEAR in the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, as well as an award for display.

Thank you to all those who submit nominations – we appreciate your support of our local businesses!

It’s not too late to be a sponsor of this great event – sign up today to be a part of recognizing the leadership and innovation of local businesses and share your business name and message with our members, nominees, guests, and community.