Prestigious NOBA calls for nominations.The must-attend event of the year for Northern business leaders, the Northern Ontario Business Northern Ontario Business is a Canadian magazine, which publishes monthly in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The magazine covers business news and issues in Northern Ontario. Awards (NOBA NOBA Notice of Budget Approval (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) NOBA Nautikos Omilos Bolou Kai Argonautes (Nautical Club of Volos and Argonauts, Greece) ), is celebrating 20 years of recognizing and promoting excellence. Nominations for the program's nine awards are now being accepted. Categories include Company of the Year (one each for 1-15 employees, 16-50 employees and 50+ employees), Entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, First Nations Business Award of Excellence, Judges' Choice (selected from nominees based in the host city), Innovation, Entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. Community of the Year. The ceremony will be held in the City of Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships. this year, where it all started two decades ago. The deadline for nominations is Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant , April 28. Self-nominations are encouraged. Over its 20-year history, the NOBA program has feted 162 business leaders and companies. This year's ceremony will take place at the Valhalla Inn on Thursday, Oct. 5. "The Northern Ontario Business Awards program has been blessed with tremendous support from past nominees, alumni winners, judges, sponsors and host communities," says Marketing and Executive Programs Manager Melissa Zylstra. "This 20th Anniversary is special, as we return to the city where we hosted the inaugural awards event. I hope you will join us for what will prove to be the best NOBA event ever!" For information on nomination criteria, or for tickets, phone Roxanne Kneer at 1-800-757-2766 ext. 306, e-mail roxanne@nob.on.ca or visit www.noba.ca. For information on sponsorship opportunities, phone Patricia Mills, publisher, at 1-800-757-2766 ext. 357 or e-mail pmills@nob.on.ca. |
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