10 to Watch: Is This Your Year To Shine?
Douglas knows it takes courage and creativity to start a new business. Reaching the critical three-year mark is challenging and requires taking every available opportunity to gain positive attention from peers. That’s why Douglas magazine created 10 to Watch: to support local business growth by honouring entrepreneurship and putting new enterprises in the limelight.
10 to Watch focuses on locally owned, independent businesses — and the entrepreneurs behind them — that are less than three years old and deserve to be recognized.
Submissions are reviewed and selected by an independent judging panel made up of qualified experts from Victoria’s business community — people you know and respect who recognize talent and understand what it takes to make it in business.
All ten of the winners are highlighted in the Mar/Apr 2011 edition of Douglas in a special 10 to Watch feature, complete with photos and write-ups on how the business started and why it is slated for success.
And that’s not all! The 10 to Watch by invitation-only mixer is a much-anticipated and very well-attended business event that spotlights the winners and provides an unparalleled PR opportunity — exactly what young businesses need to form solid connections within the business community.
Now in its third year, 10 to Watch is a proven success builder. As a young business, can you afford to miss this opportunity? Make it your year to shine.
Click here to enter your business to the next 10 To Watch contest.
Our 2010 10 to Watch winners:
AdrenaLINE | Vibes Fitness | Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre | AJ's Organic Catering | Base Lounge | Victoria Executive Centre | Lúz Gallery | MD Esthetics | BONE | FOO
Our 2009 10 to Watch winners:
Pacific Rim College | Victoria Wood Studio | Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse | Union Pacific Coffee Co. | Oprius Software | Ooh La La Cupcakes | Smoken Bones | Woodscan | Scooter Underground | Indochino
