New Exporter Champion of the Year Award

New Exporter Champion of the Year Award - Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria

Presented to a business that has made a successful initial entry into a new market outside of Nova Scotia within the past (2) years.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Business must be currently exporting a product or service outside of Nova Scotia.
• Business must have made their initial entry into a market outside of Nova Scotia within the past two years.
• Business must be registered in Nova Scotia (NSRJS) or federally within Canada.
• Business must be actively operating in Nova Scotia for a minimum of 12 months.
• A majority of the business must be headquartered in Nova Scotia
• Product or service exported must contain majority Nova Scotia content.
• Publicly funded organizations are not eligible.
   

Evaluation Criteria

• Demonstrate notable growth in their business as direct result of initial entry into a new market outside Nova Scotia – as demonstrated by the percentage of sales generated from exports outside of Nova Scotia over the last two (2) years.
• Demonstrate employment growth over the past two (2) years.
• Demonstrated how they overcame barriers/obstacles in entering or expanding operations outside Nova Scotia.
• Demonstrate net incremental returns to the Nova Scotia economy. 
• Demonstrate strategy/plan for overall export growth.