Program

Eligibility

The 2010 Accolades Competition is open to all businesses and non-profit organizations located in the West Island of Montreal, (Boroughs of Lachine, Île Bizard / Sainte-Geneviève, Pierrefonds / Roxboro and
Cities of Baie d’Urfé, Beaconsfield, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Dorval, Kirkland, Île-Dorval, Pointe-Claire, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Senneville). Businesses and organizations which are located outside of the West Island, and have had significant business activity in the West Island for the last two years are also eligible but have to be members in good standings of the WIMCC prior to submitting their nomination form.

Nominees must approve this nomination and submit to due diligence by the Grand Jury. Due diligence may include financial analysis and/or site visits.

Nomination Procedures and Selection Criteria for all the Categories 1 - 10.

Step 1

Complete the nomination form on line no later than March 26th, 2010.

Step 2

Provide a short paragraph describing the history and the mission of your business or organization.

Step 3

Enclose a summary outlining your business or organization’s most remarkable successes in the past twelve months relating to the evaluation criteria detailed in the category or categories in which you wish to compete.

Support your arguments with examples, facts, numbers (quantities, volumes, proportions, percentage, dollars).

Your successes may consist, for example, of a specific initiative in the following areas: revenue growth, job creations, realized investments, market share, new product, new process, customer service, innovative marketing, exceptional contract, etc.

Any additional printed material (brochures, CD-ROM presentation, etc.) may be presented to the independant jury in due time.

The Selection Process

The finalists in each category will be selected by a Grand Jury composed of business people.*

An independent jury shall be named for each category, and will be responsible for site visits, interviews with the finalists and for choosing the winner. The decisions of the juries are final.

No member of any jury shall have a family or financial involvement in any of the finalist companies/organizations.

The names of the winners shall remain confidential until the evening of the Accolades Gala when each winner will be publicly announced.

All information provided to the West Island of Montreal Chamber of Commerce shall remain confidential.

* If deemed necessary, the Grand Jury reserves the right to combine or divide categories. The Grand Jury may also reclassify some candidates. In the event of reclassification, candidates will be advised. Also, the Grand Jury reserves the right to not declare a winner in any or all competition categories.