Award Categories and Criteria

Business Of The Year – 1-10 Employees

This award is presented to a business that demonstrates a clear competitive and technological edge in several areas, including products and services, customer service, employee retention and workplace environment. 

Business Of The Year – 11-49 Employees

This award is presented to a business that demonstrates a clear competitive and technological edge in several areas, including products and services, customer service, employee retention and workplace environment. 

Business Of The Year – Over 50 Employees

This award is presented to a business that demonstrates a clear competitive and technological edge in several areas, including products and services, customer service, employee retention and workplace environment.

Outstanding Workplace – Employer of the Year

The recipient of this award goes above and beyond to ensure it provides employees with the best overall workplace, with a strong focus on a happy and healthy work culture and environment.

Marketing Excellence

This award is presented to the business or organization that has best demonstrated excellence, innovation, and originality in traditional or new-media marketing.

New Venture of the Year Award
This award is presented to a new or existing business that through innovation of design and technology has significantly improved the esthetics and functionality of their operation.

Spirit of Cambridge Award

This award recognizes a business or organization that shows commitment to making Cambridge and/or Township of North Dumfries a better, more prosperous community through corporate leadership and social responsibility. 

Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

The recipient of this award is presented to the director/owner aged 18-40 of a new or existing business who has achieved outstanding results by successfully building it up to a new level. 

WOWCambridge.com Customer Service Award

Each month the Chamber has recognized an individual at a business who has gone above and beyond, providing extraordinary service in everyday situations. These individuals and the businesses they work for exemplify service excellence. This award is presented to one of those monthly winners as the Grand Award Winner.

Community Impact Award

This award recognizes an individual who has contributed, or continues to contribute, to the overall prosperity, economic growth, or vibrancy of our community through their business, volunteer or philanthropic endeavours, and exemplary overall service to assist others.

Chair's Award

The Chair's Award recognizes an outstanding organization or individual who makes an exceptional effort which goes above and beyond the call of duty in any area of business and/or community development.