Nominations Close, Voting Begins In 26th Annual Biz X Awards
Autumn is right around the corner with all its spectacular colours. And with no humidity, being outside seems to be a bit more tolerable and life for some is less hectic.
However, for us at Biz X magazine, things still are hopping! This month we are busy finalizing our award nominees and setting up the voting poll. Next we are busy getting our October issue to print and then we work night and day on the 26th annual Biz X Awards edition.
So how does the awards’ process come to be?
The 2023 awards categories were officially released in the July/August issue and on our website and repeated in my September column to ensure everyone has as much time as possible to participate.
Nominations, closed on September 8, 2023 at 5 p.m. on: BizXmagazine.com.
Readers could nominate the businesses, organizations, people and events in Windsor, Essex County and Pelee Island that they believe are the best in each category and deserve to be recognized.
Nominees are made public on the Biz X website when voting commences September 18 (noon) and continues through to September 22, 2023 (5 p.m.)
Keep in mind the nomination and voting process is not a popularity contest — it only takes ONE nomination to be included in the voting poll.
If you or your business/organization is fortunate to be nominated, you will be contacted to supply further details to us, online, about your qualifications, history, and to confirm information supplied by the nominators.
Once the polls open in September, be sure to toot your own horn. Do whatever you can to get your customers to vote for you on the Biz X website — use your own website and social media pages to tell everyone you know that you are nominated!
During the voting period you can go online to: BizXmagazine.com and cast a vote for your choice to win the 2023 Biz X Award, in its respective category. You can also vote using your smart phone or tablet via our mobile friendly voting site.
Remember that vote tallies are only a part of the overall selection process.
All nomination forms received, along with company background information supplied and voting poll results, are then reviewed by the Biz X panel of Judges after the polls close.
The next step involves the Judges meeting in the fall to determine the final winners.
The Judges will not know the actual winners’ names, as voting during this meeting is done by secret ballot. The final results are posted in the November/December awards edition of Biz X magazine, released mid-November.
In the past 26 years, Biz X has awarded over 800 recipients in all kinds of industries, so don’t be discouraged if a certain category is not listed as it may have been previously awarded. (Please check out the list below to see past winners.)
Be sure to check your email account daily in September to see if we have sent you an automated email about an awards nomination.
