Congratulations 2023 AWE Award Recipients!

2023 AWE Awards Celebration - Sept 26th, 2023 | Edmonton Expo Center

Congratulations to this year's outstanding AWE Award Recipients:

Celebration of Achievement Award:
Milena Radakovic of Nexus Exhibits Inc.

Emerging Entrepreneur Award:
Tiffany & Melissa Petite of Virtuous Circle Counselling Ltd.

Indigenous Entrepreneur Award:
Beatrice Floch from Spirit Employment & Training Edmonton Inc.

Upsurge Entrepreneur Award:
Katie Philips of Tricon Solutions Inc.

Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Annual Awards Celebration has earned a reputation as one of the most distinguished events of its kind in Alberta, attracting over 200 attendees every year. The Nominees for this year have been selected by their communities for their outstanding innovation, leadership, and resilience, and we are proud to acknowledge them as exemplary community leaders. We wish all the nominees the best of luck, and look forward to celebrating their achievements with them!

We are thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the exceptional Finalists and Nominees for the 2023 Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Awards!

About the AWE Awards

Since 2012, the annual AWE Celebration of Achievement award has paid tribute to an exceptional woman entrepreneur who has built a business in Alberta with a significant impact on the economy and the community. This entrepreneur is an inspirational leader and a role model for women in business.

In 2016, AWE expanded our awards program to be able to recognize more of the amazing female entrepreneurs in our province. The three additional categories are the: AWE Emerging Entrepreneur Award, AWE Indigenous Entrepreneur Award and AWE Upsurge Award.
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We would love to share some exceptional women entrepreneurs who've exhibited such courage, resilience, and ingenuity over the past year. Please help us in shining a spotlight on the group of 2022 AWE Awards Nominees to celebrate them and their amazing accomplishments—to help us spread the word & recognize these incredible women!⠀

Award Descriptions

Celebration of Achievement Award

Awarded to an exceptional female entrepreneur who has achieved recognizable success and acts as a role model for women in business. This visionary woman is an inspirational leader who has built an entrepreneurial venture in Alberta that has made a significant impact on the economy and the community.

Emerging Entrepreneur Award

Awarded to a female entrepreneur who has built a strong, scalable business foundation and has achieved early success with strong market potential.

2023 Finalists:

Indigenous Entrepreneur Award

Awarded to a leading Indigenous woman entrepreneur, who has a strong business concept and demonstrates plans for future growth, long-term business viability and commitment to the community.

2023 Finalists:

Upsurge Entrepreneur Award

Awarded to a female entrepreneur who has built a solid foundation for her business and is now experiencing rapid growth and significant expansion opportunity for her business by strengthening her leadership capacity and developing new market opportunities.

She has a strong vision and drive and has achieved business growth by cultivating loyal and passionate brand ambassadors among her customers and employees.

2023 Finalists:

Become an AWE Awards Partner

If you or your business are interested in becoming an Awards Partner by sponsoring our annual awards celebration, we would love to talk to you! We are currently looking for gift contributors for our “Giving Table” this year! Please contact us to learn more about this opportunity by emailing external.relations@awebusiness.com.

2023 Awards Partners

Presenting Sponsor

2023 Emerging Entrepreneur Award Sponsor

2023 Upsurge Entrepreneur Sponsor

2023 Red Carper Sponsor

2023 Media & Emcee Sponsor

2023 Red Carper Sponsor

2023 Entertainment Sponsor

Thank You To Our In Kind Gift Sponsors

2023 Red Carper Sponsor