2023 SYPE Silver Spades Awards

SYPE is hosting the 2023 Silver Spades Awards in Regina, SK on Friday, October 13th, 2023.

The Silver Spades Awards is an opportunity to recognize young professionals and entrepreneurs that strive to make Saskatchewan a better place to live and do business. Attended by various people from different industries, the event is an excellent opportunity to foster connections between entrepreneurs, young professionals and the business community.

The Silver Spades Awards recognize the following:

Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Young Professional of the Year
Peddle Award
(presented to honour an individual that has moved SYPE forward in the Saskatchewan business community)
Ace of Spades
(presented to a local mentor that has greatly assisted the hosting chapter in advancement and growth)

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

The SYPE Young Entrepreneur of the Year recognizes a young entrepreneur or team that has demonstrated operating success including sales, profitability, growth prospects, job creation and market acceptance.

$5,000 cash prize

Submit Nomination

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Nominees for the SYPE YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR should demonstrate professionalism, including: integrity, vision, drive, perseverance, and willingness to take risk.

An entrepreneur is a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.

To be eligible, a nominee must:

Be a Saskatchewan resident age 35 or under as of December 31, 2023.
Be a founding member of the business, OR bought into a business, OR acquired a business.
Be a key member of the executive team and have strategic decision-making power.
Operate a Saskatchewan-based business that has demonstrated operating success over a three-month period, including sales, profitability, growth prospects, job creation, and market acceptance.
Demonstrate a level of innovation and/or expansion through products, services, production processes, marketing strategies, or any other aspect of the business.
Consideration will be given to entrepreneurs who are contributing to their community through charitable work, service clubs or any other leadership or volunteer capabilities, including any previous awards or honours accorded to them.

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

The Saskatchewan YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR recognizes an individual who has demonstrated professionalism, including integrity, vision, drive, perseverance, and willingness to take risks.
A professional is a person who engages in each activity as a source of livelihood or as a career. Because of the personal and confidential nature of many professional services and thus the necessity to place a great deal of trust in them, most professionals are held up to strict ethical and moral regulations.

$5,000 cash prize

Submit Nomination

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

To be eligible, a nominee must:

Be a Saskatchewan resident age 35 or under as of December 31, 2023.
Be actively employed by a company or operate their own professional practice.
Have a demonstrable record of success and achievement over a minimum two-year period, in the areas of:
1. Professional and commercial achievement or advancement.
2. Effective maintenance of their company or firm’s existing client base, and effective customer relationship management, whether it be internal or external customers.
3. Successful expansion of their company or firm’s clientele.
4. Innovation in the areas of business operation, products, services, or marketing strategies offered or implemented by their firm or company.
5. Contributions to their community through charitable service work, service clubs, or through any other leadership or volunteer capabilities.
Finalists will be asked for two (2) letters of reference.

Who We Are

SYPE is a non-profit, membership based organization made up of young professionals and entrepreneurs that are interested in meeting, learning and connecting with each another. Our mission is simple–we want to connect young business minded people and have fun while we do it.

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