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Your favourite small business could win $50,000

Mon Petit Chou Member since 2023
Owner of Mon Petit Chou, Katherine Hadjinian

Two of these small businesses will win $50,000

Winners announced in January 2025

Two Do Good Donuts employees in the kitchen

Congratulations to the 10 finalists in each award category

Once again, Meridian is recognizing and rewarding small businesses that are making a big impact – thanks to the wave of nominations that came in for Ontario businesses making the world a better place!

In January 2025, we’ll announce the winners of a total of $150,000 in prizes, including $50,000 top awards across two categories: Community and Environment.

Please note: Nominations are now closed.

Finalists in the Community category

These finalists are businesses making a positive impact for people facing barriers to equal access and opportunity due to discrimination. These efforts can make a huge impact of the overall well-being of the community.

541 Eatery & Exchange

First Fish

Fleurish Botanical Goodness

Kind Karma Company

Laughing Cat Productions

Melly’s Market +Café

Mino Care

Parkdale Project Read

Sarang Kitchen

Wildflour Fields Bakeshop & Studio

Finalists in the Environment category

These finalists are businesses working to minimize the environmental impact of their operations and products, as well as businesses developing solutions that have a positive impact on the environment for everyone.

1847 Stone Milling

B12Give

CHANGE Lifestyle & Apparel

Classic Juice Co.

EarthSuds

GreenTech Painting

Ouroboros Deconstruction

Petal Pregnancy

Rethink Resource

The Land Between

Additional awards to be won

Award for the most-nominated business

$5,000 will go to the business that receives the most nominations across both categories.

Award for the best co-operative business

$5,000 will go to the most impactful nominee using a co-operative business model.

Top nomination award

$1,000 will go to the person who submits the most compelling nomination for the winning business in each our our two award categories.

Meet a past award winner: Community Builders

GoodLot Brewing

Last year's top winner from the Small Business Big Impact Awards in our environment category, GoodLot Farm and Farmstead Brewing company is an organic hop farm and solar-powered brewery in the Ontario Greenbelt. They are organic, regenerative carbon farmers, working to sequester more CO2 into their soil than they emit.

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