Calgary Small Business Awards 2025 presented by Rogers Business
More than 40 years of small business excellence
Applications for this year's awards open April 25!
There are 63,000 small businesses in Calgary, representing 95% of all business in the city. For many of us, the things we love most about our communities are our neighbourhood coffee shop, local watering hole and the cozy bookstore down the street. These businesses drive the local economy and are vital to the culture of the city.
That's why the Calgary Small Business Awards exist: to celebrate the best our city has to offer, the businesses that make our days that much brighter.
If you believe your business is making a difference in Calgary, we want to hear from you. Check out the categories below and apply for any one or all in which your business excels.
Applications close July 3. Don’t miss the opportunity to be recognized alongside the city’s finest.
The 2025 Award Categories
Discover the eight prestigious awards that will be presented at this year's Calgary Small Business Awards Gala.
Small Business of the Year Award
The ultimate hardware at Small Business Week, the Servus Credit Union Small Business of the Year Award is presented to the Calgary small business that has demonstrated significant business achievement, sustained growth, and the potential to become a true pillar of our city; a leader in Calgary’s business community..
Emerging Growth Award
The Doane Grant Thornton Emerging Growth Award is presented to the new emerging small business that has shown rapid growth and profitability in its first 1-3 years of operations and shows the potential for future growth and commercial success.
Inclusion Award
The RBC Inclusion Award recognizes businesses that champion inclusion through their policies, practices and culture, making meaningful efforts to remove barriers, amplify underrepresented voices and create positive change in their industry and community.
Community Champion Award
The Calgary business community is strong, resilient, and has a long history of supporting one another when it is needed the most. The 2025 Air Canada Community Champion Award showcases the best community leaders our city has to offer.
Innovation Award
The Bow Valley College Innovation Award is presented to the Calgary small business that is pushing conventional boundaries and is disrupting and reshaping their industry through groundbreaking achievements in bringing innovation to market. This could be done in the following ways: a creative business concept that brings innovation to market, product creation or an innovative approach that improves productivity or work processes.
Indigenous Entrepreneurship Award
The ATB Financial Indigenous Entrepreneurship Award is presented to an Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) small business that has demonstrated excellence in business achievement and a commitment to community enhancement.
Social Entrepreneurship Award
This award is presented to the Calgary small business that has been a leader in finding ways of doing business while doing good for the large community and environment. Whether this is through monetary contribution to local charities, to finding innovative ways to be resourceful and respect the environment. These businesses truly look out for the triple bottom line – people, profits, planet. Please note that this award is open to businesses in all industries, applicants do not have to be companies that work exclusively in community engagement or the environment.
People’s Choice Award
The People’s Choice Award is presented to the Calgary small business that can demonstrate they have engaged the loyal support of their community, and is determined by a public vote.
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