• ENTER CANADA’S' NO. 1 AWARD FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

    The prestigious BASA Awards exist to recognise, celebrate, and promote exceptional small businesses in Canada.

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30 AUGUST  ENTRY DEADLINE

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Gain recognition across 150+ categories

Big is big, but SMALL IS BETTER

The BASA Awards are exclusively designed for small businesses. To ensure fair competition and that your exemplary work shines, you will only be competing against other small businesses. Most importantly, we promise that no participants will experience favoritism or be required to join any membership club or invest in expensive flights or ballrooms in order to win. We want this recognition to help you gain instant credibility with your existing and potential clients.

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Here is a downloadable guide with everything you need to help you prepare and submit your entry for the awards.

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Nominate your business. Get the credibility and visibility boost you deserve.

BASA Awards is Canada’s no. 1 independent business award exclusively for small businesses. Unlike other awards, all BASA entrants have an equal chance of winning despite their size or years in operation. With 150+ categories grouped into 6 tracks, all entries are only judged based on their work and accomplishments.

About the Awards

The BASA is designed to celebrate small businesses, visionaries, innovators, disruptors, and entrepreneurs for their exceptional efforts in growing and building our economy and a better working world. Unlike other business awards, BASA is prestigiously independent  and was created with an unwavering admiration for small businesses, as small is big for our economy, and small businesses make up 99% of Canada’s companies. The award aims to showcase the best of small businesses for their work and contribution to their community and encourage more small enterprises to get excited and embrace new opportunities.

  • For small businesses only, we are unlike any other business awards.

  • Small businesses make our economy go round. We're on the hunt for the best small businesses.
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The Trophy

Standing 11 ½ inches tall and weighing a robust 1.1 pounds, the BASA Awards official statuette is a sculpture of a woman using all her might to reach for a star. It signifies the years of hardship and unrecognised work entrepreneurs and small businesses experience  before carving out a space for themselves in the community. Better known as “Atlanta,” the BASA trophy’s name was inspired by the city where the award was founded and the story of the Greek Goddess Atlanta. 

She was a human huntress goddess that symbolized , courage and nobility, the traits embodied by the entrepreneurs and small businesses we celebrate. The statuettes are  entirely handmade of ceramic with real gold luster. Up to 160 categories will be honoured for their achievements by the end of November 2024.

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150+ Categories. 6 Tracks.

With 150+ categories from which to choose, the award is not influenced by big corporations and has zero nepotism, vetting process, or big guys always winning nature. The BASA independent panel of judges only cares about one thing- YOUR EXCEPTIONAL WORK!

  • Small businesses make the economy go round. We are on the hunt for the best small businesses.

  • It’s time to acknowledge small business entrepreneurs for their notable efforts in making things happen.

Let’s Celebrate Small Businesses Together

Judging Criteria

The Judging Panel comprises industry experts and passionate small business owners who genuinely understand real-life challenges and how small businesses operate, from bootstrapping to multi-million organisations. Our Judges are only interested in YOUR WORK, not your team size, client list, or the years you have been in operation. They will review and evaluate your entry fairly and without bias since they are dedicated to supporting the growth and innovation of small businesses.

The BASA Awards give your small company a competitive edge and help you improve your reputation in the industry. Furthermore, when you become either a Finalist or a Winner, you will have some exciting news to share with clients and employees, and access to our small business expo."

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