Congratulations 2023 Business Awards Winners and Finalists
The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the recipients of The Chamber’s 2023 Greater Victoria Business Awards. Finalists for the prestigious awards represented a range of future-thinking businesses, ranging from sustainable menstrual care innovators to electric planes to long-time local institutions.
The winners and finalists, listed below, have distinguished themselves across 14 Business Award categories, including outstanding customer service, sustainable business practices, emerging businesspeople and long-term leadership. The recipients were chosen by an independent panel of prominent business leaders who served as judges.
Thank you to our Event Sponsors:
2023 Greater Victoria Business Awards Finalists
Business of the Year (1-10 Employees)
- Winner: Market Collective – video
- Finalist: Off the Eaten Track Tours – video
Sponsored by: City of Victoria
Business of the Year (11-39 Employees)
- Winner: L.A. Limousines & Transportation Services – video
- Finalist: Songhees Events & Catering – video
Sponsored by: Grant Thornton LLP
Business of the Year (40+ Employees)
- Winner: ColdStar Solutions Inc. – video
- Finalist: Berwick Retirement Communities – video
Sponsored by: BCLC
Business Person of the Year
- Winner: Dave Stephens, LIDA Homes Inc. – video
- Finalist: Brenda Ollis, Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites – video
Sponsored by: Canadian Tire
Chamber Award of Distinction
- Winner: Mandy Farmer, Accent Inns | Hotel Zed – video
Sponsored by: Times Colonist
Chamber Member of the Year
- Winner: Ann Squires Ferguson, Western Design+Build – video
Sponsored by: Air Canada
Community Builder
- Winner: Lifetime Networks – video
- Finalist: Aryze – video
Sponsored by: Coast Capital Savings
Emerging Business Person of the Year
- Winner: Mackenzie Wavryk, Upcycle Clothing Collective – video
- Finalist: Jeff Crone, Fig’s Mobile Detailing – video
Sponsored by: Royal Roads University
Innovation
- Winner: joni – video
- Finalist: ASEP Medical Holdings Inc. – video
Sponsored by: University of Victoria, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
New Business
- Winner: Compass Mobile Massage Therapy – video
- Finalist: BCause – video
Sponsored by: Futurpreneur
Non-Profit of the Year
- Winner: Beacon Community Services – video
- Finalist: Victoria Native Friendship Centre – video
Sponsored by: Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
Outstanding Customer Service
- Winner: Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites – video
- Finalist: Beehive Wool Shop – video
Sponsored by: Innov8 Digital Solutions Inc.
Outstanding Workplace of the Year
- Winner: Brentwood Bay Resort – video
- Finalist: Orca Masonry – video
Sponsored by: TELUS
Sustainable Business Practices
- Winner: Harbour Air Seaplanes – video
- Finalist: Clean Air Yard Care – video
Sponsored by: Camosun College
Thanks to our Sponsors
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All Business Award winners can easily be spotted in our online Membership Directory listing by their Business Awards icon. We invite you to find out first hand why they are indeed winners.
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