It was a record crowd last night at the 26th Annual NSBA Business Builder Awards.
Business owners, government officials and employees gathered to celebrate business achievement.
The Business Builder Award went to The Saskatoon Club and the Shirley Ryan Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Kanchan Manek. Kanchan Manek is Secretary of the Board of Directors and Raj Manek Mentorship Program Coordinator and arranges all mentor/protégé matches and monthly seminars. The Raj Manek Mentorship Program is a non-profit organization, 100 per cent volunteer-run which has sponsored more than 531 mentorship relationships.
Nine of 13 awards are selected by an independent panel of judges. The Member of the year and Lifetime Achievement awards are selected by the NSBA Board. The Business Builder Award and the Young Promising Entrepreneur Award are selected fan vote at the actual awards event.
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Full list of the 2023 NSBA Business Builder Awards Winners:
• New Direction Award; sponsored by BDC: Sandy Shores Resort & Marina
• Employee Retention and Development Award; sponsored by Saskatchewan Polytechnic: Saskatchewan Behaviour Consulting
• Pursuit of Excellence Award; sponsored by Colliers International: The Prairie Grazer
• Safe Employer Award; sponsored by Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board: Seventy Seven Signs Ltd.
• Team Building Award; sponsored by Sutton Benefits, Pension, and Wealth Planning: Contour Developments Corp
• Community Builder Award; sponsored by Saskatchewan Blue Cross: Wiegers Financial & Benefits
• Small Business Award; sponsored by Parr Autobody: Saskatchewan Behaviour Consulting
• Growth and Market Expansion Award; sponsored by SREDA: Clarity Coaching and Development
• Indigenous Inclusion Award; sponsored by Miller Thomson: Gabriel Dumont institute Training and Employment Inc.
• Young Promising Entrepreneur Award; sponsored by University of Saskatchewan: YXE Massage Therapy
• Business Builder Award; sponsored by ICR Commercial Real Estate: The Saskatoon Club
• NSBA Member of the year; sponsored by BDO Canada LLP: Jolene Watson
• Shirley Ryan Lifetime Achievement Award; sponsored by Loraas: Kanchan Manek
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