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Recognizing the hard work of Cleveland's
young entrepreneurs.
The BBB Spark Award is bestowed upon entrepreneurs age 35 and
younger whose new businesses are less than three years old and
demonstrate Character, Culture and Community.
Through an easy application process, young business owners who
demonstrate these characteristics can apply for a Spark Award on our
website. Consumers and businesses can also nominate a business they
feel is actively working to maintain an ethical marketplace while
connecting with its community. Businesses who are nominated will
still need to complete the application process.
Completed applications are due on November 18, 2019.
The Spark Award will be chosen from a panel of judges who represent
the Greater Cleveland business community. Three leading
organizations are then selected to represent the Class of 2020 in
the areas of character, culture and community.
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Two finalists and a winner will be announced in mid-December, 2019.
The winner will be recognized at the LaunchHouse Bootstrap Bash,
presented by LaunchHouse and the Cleveland Jewish News, on January
25, 2020 at Red Space. Additionally, recipients will also be
recognized at BBB's Celebration of Integrity, in April 2020.
The winner of the Spark Award will receive a $2000 cash prize!
Finalists for the Spark award will also receive a one-year Flex
Membership to LaunchHouse.
The Spark Awards applications will be judged based on the following:
character, culture, and community.
Character
Transformative Leadership
Leaders must be teachable and open to growing with ideas. The
journey to wisdom does not have one path, but many paths to be
explored when a person desires to exhibit strong ethics. Leaders
habitually seek the truth, are open to criticism, and know that
their own personal development is never complete. Ethical maturity
cultivates an environment that promotes higher standards of better
business practices and a mutual understanding that each employee has
control over their own character.
Culture
Reinforce and Unite the Team of Treasured Employees while Steering
Performance to Mission
Purposeful teams have clear visions while being honest and
transparent with their members. Beneficial workplace cultures help
teams work toward their goals and establish guidelines that hold
each member, including leadership, accountable while praising
valuable team players. As a result, successful teams are able to
create structures, adapt to change, and continually encourage
opportunities for all staff members. Progressive cultures set
ethical ways for a business to problem solve, resolve conflict, and
inspire evolution.
Community
Enthusiastically Give Back!
Admirable entrepreneurial organizations show appreciation for their
communities by enthusiastically giving back. Businesses should
eagerly support their communities by contributing to their industry
membership standards organizations, and encouraging an ethical
marketplace. Community-inspired businesses help their environment,
stakeholders and community membership by reinvesting and
volunteering.
Questions?
Contact Pam Anson at 216.413.5232 or email her at pam@cleveland.bbb.org.
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