{"id":3941,"date":"2026-03-19T11:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdeeipe.net\/?page_id=3941"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:22:28","slug":"entrepreneurial-excellence-awards-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/concours-de-prix-dexcellence-entrepreneuriale\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3941\" class=\"elementor elementor-3941\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3984ae3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3984ae3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb4dc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffb4dc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f55e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3f55e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ec977 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06ec977\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dc60e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4dc60e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3395fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3395fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prix-1024x788.jpg\" 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https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prix-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prix-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prix-1536x1182.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prix-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prix.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76170c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76170c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708f483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"708f483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards Competition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368aa96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"368aa96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0158e2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0158e2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ee0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1ee0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are officially launching our 25th competition!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edbae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7edbae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of Prince Edward Island is launching its 25th Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards competition to honor entrepreneur(s), businesses, organizations, and cooperatives that have distinguished themselves by the high quality of their commercial products and\/or services and for their contributions to the local and provincial economy. We continue to particularly focus on sustainable development in all categories. Everyone is invited to submit nominations for deserving individuals, businesses, cooperatives, or organizations. The deadline for submitting nominations is <strong>November 13, 2026!<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>Please note the changes to the first category (in bold).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cda447 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cda447\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc3882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cc3882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-1024x628.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-1024x628.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-768x471.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-1536x942.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026.webp 1920w\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41649 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-1024x628.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-1024x628.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-768x471.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-1536x942.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-prix-reguliers-Gala-2026.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e5cbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78e5cbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89370a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89370a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurs Gala 2027<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021771c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"021771c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is at the Entrepreneurs Gala 2027 at the Acadian Musical Village in Abram-Village on March 20, 2027, that we will award our five regular prizes. The categories for this year:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93702c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93702c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Remarkable Young Entrepreneur Award 2027<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e67a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e67a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The nominated person must be between 15 and <strong>35 years old<\/strong> as of March 20, 2027, and have demonstrated their entrepreneurial initiative in a significant way (particularly in innovation or sustainable development), especially over the past year. (<strong>This award comes with a reward investment of $1,000 for 2027!)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b633f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b633f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social Economy Business Award 2027<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fbb65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33fbb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The nominated company, cooperative or organization, which must have some economic vocation, must have distinguished itself by its achievements and successes, including its impact on its community, especially over the past year.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc4e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cc4e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distinguished Employee Award 2027<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a503e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a503e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The nominee must be an employee of a company, cooperative or organization who has distinguished himself\/herself by the quality of his\/her customer service, or by his\/her achievements or leadership in the business world, especially over the past year.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a423d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a423d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Excellence Award 2027<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afcca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2afcca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The nominated company must have demonstrated particular distinction and excellence, especially over the past year, in one or more of the following categories: sustainable development, innovation, quality of service, job creation and community impact.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42ec64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c42ec64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame Award 2027<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33dd8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c33dd8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The nominee must have at least 25 years of entrepreneurial experience, as this award is intended to honor an entrepreneur or business person who has distinguished themselves through their efforts and achievements throughout their career (life-time achievement). The nominee may be working, retired or deceased. The winner will be officially inducted into the Acadian and Francophone Business Hall of Fame.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ec307 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65ec307\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b47cf9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b47cf9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please note<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d30fe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d30fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>You have the option to fill out the form either in French or in English! If you need help filling out the simplified form, contact Alecia at<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alecia@rdeeipe.org\">alecia@rdeeipe.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><li>You must submit<strong>\u00a0a good high-resolution photo<\/strong>\u00a0of the person, company, organization or cooperative with the application file.<\/li><li>The nominated individual, business, organization or cooperative must be, or be ready to become, a member of the Chambre de commerce acadienne et francophone de l'\u00ce.-P.-\u00c9.<\/li><li>At least one of the owners, co-owners or officers of the business, organization or cooperative must be able to express himself\/herself in French.<\/li><li>The nominated person, company, organization or cooperative cannot have won an award in the same category in the last three editions of our Gala. (See list below). In addition, a person can only be inducted into the Hall of Fame once, as inductees are there for life.<\/li><li>An individual, company, organization or cooperative can be nominated in more than one category, but can only win in one category per year.<\/li><li>A selection panel will make its choices according to the established criteria. It reserves the right to reject incomplete entries or those that do not meet the criteria. It may also choose not to award one or more of the prizes if the relevance of the nominations for that\/those prize(s) is not sufficient or adequate. A maximum of three nominations per category will normally be accepted, but exceptions may be made. In special cases (especially in the Hall of Fame category), the jury may nominate more than one winner per year.<\/li><li>The deadline for submitting nomination forms is\u00a0<strong>noon on November 13, 2026.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c256582 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c256582\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757050b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"757050b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To submit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601abc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"601abc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have three options for completing and submitting the application form:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c49ceb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c49ceb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737210a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"737210a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468f103 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"468f103\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43577a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43577a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633ad6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"633ad6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OPTION 1<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e540e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e540e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can fill out the form online (by clicking on the link) and then submit the high-resolution photo by email to <a href=\"mailto:alecia@rdeeipe.org\"><strong>alecia@rdeeipe.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a3b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"29a3b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/crm.rdeeipe.net\/concours-de-prix-dexcellence-entrepreneuriale-gala-des-entrepreneurs-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Online form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d5308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46d5308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d611cfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d611cfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08552b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f08552b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec709bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec709bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OPTION 2<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bfa3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bfa3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can download the form in Word format (by clicking on the link), fill it in and then send it with the high-resolution photo by e-mail to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alecia@rdeeipe.org\"><strong>alecia@rdeeipe.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8efff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c8efff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Formulaire-de-candidature-Concours-prix-dexcellence-entrepreneuriale-pour-Gala-2027-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Form in Word format<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce5d82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ce5d82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4a223 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b4a223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb62969 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb62969\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb7115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbb7115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OPTION 3<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-800460f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"800460f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can pick up a paper copy of the form at the RD\u00c9E \u00ceP\u00c9 office (at the Wellington Rural Action Centre), fill it out by hand and return it to us in person with a nice photo, or mail it to Jury de s\u00e9lection, RD\u00c9E \u00ce.-P.-\u00c9. 48 Mill Road, PO Box 7, Wellington, PE, C0B 2E0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8201ed3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8201ed3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-facdccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"facdccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any questions can also be sent to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alecia@rdeeipe.org\"><strong>alecia@rdeeipe.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>(Please note that an English version of the Word form is available for those who cannot read French).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e96cc0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e96cc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54970d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54970d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recent winners who are not eligible<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c108618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c108618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Winners<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb8980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eb8980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Hall of Fame 2026<\/strong> : Alcide Bernard (General Manager and Manager) from Wellington, Johnny Gallant (Gallant Farm and M&amp;J Professional Saws) from St-Timoth\u00e9e, Karen Richard (La Coupe Classique) from Urbainville, and Wilfred Thompson (Thompson\u2019s Woodcraft) from Central Bedeque<\/li><li><strong>Business Excellence Award 2026:<\/strong> MacKay\u2019s Automotive (Jamie Gallant), Wilmot Valley<\/li><li><strong>Distinguished Employee Award 2026:<\/strong> Alain Arsenault (Arsenault's Sawmill), St-Chrysostome<\/li><li><strong>Social Economy Business Award 2026:<\/strong> The Acadian Voice, Summerside<\/li><li><strong>Special Recognition Award 2025:<\/strong> M\u00e9lina pi G\u00e9lina (Debbie Rousselle-Montgomery of Abram-Village and Samantha Arsenault of St-Timoth\u00e9e)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f65c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f65c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Winners 2025<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b52718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b52718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Hall of Fame 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0The late Louise Comeau (multi-entrepreneur and SDBA) of Cap-Egmont, Linda Lowther (Le Groupe Lowther and multi-entrepreneur) of Cavendish, Donnie Arsenault (Wellington Service Station and multi-entrepreneur) of Wellington and Leonard Gallant (Len's Grocery and car salesman) of Summerside and formerly of Wellington; ;<\/li><li><strong>2025 Company of Excellence Award :<\/strong>\u00a0Island Portable Buildings (Robert Poirier), St-Rapha\u00ebl ;<\/li><li><strong>Distinguished Employee 2025 Award :<\/strong>\u00a0Tammy Strongman (La Coop\u00e9rative Le Chez-Nous), Wellington ;<\/li><li><strong>Prix Entreprise d'\u00e9conomie sociale 2025 :<\/strong>\u00a0La Coop\u00e9rative d'artisanat d'Abram-Village, Abram-Village ;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3244ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3244ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Winners 2024<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5c109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e5c109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Hall of Fame 2024<\/strong>Alfred Arsenault of Fermes Urbainville (Urbainville); the late \u00c9douard T. Arsenault of Maisons de bouteilles (Cap-Egmont); Ernest Arsenault of Arsenault Painters (Abram-Village and Urbainville); the late Franky Arsenault of Moulin \u00e0 Franky (St-Chrysostome); Joseph Caissie, fisherman and Egmont Bay Seafood (Maximeville); John and Alphonse Arsenault of J.C. Drilling Inc. Drilling Inc (St-Rapha\u00ebl); and L\u00e9o-Paul Arsenault of LP Electronics (Day's Corner); ;<\/li><li><strong>Prix de l'Entreprise d'excellence 2024 :<\/strong>\u00a0HMS Office Solutions (Pierre Gallant), Summerside and Charlottetown ;<\/li><li><strong>Distinguished Employee Award 2024 :<\/strong>\u00a0Carmella Richard, manager of Maisons de bouteilles, Cap-Egmont ;<\/li><li><strong>Prix de l'Entreprise d'\u00e9conomie sociale 2024 :<\/strong>\u00a0Le Centre Go\u00e9land \/ Le Village des Sources l'\u00c9toile Filante, Cap-Egmont ;<\/li><li><strong>Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award 2024<\/strong>\u00a0Zack Montreuil, Chow Time Pet Foods, Brackley.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concours de prix d&rsquo;excellence entrepreneuriale Nous lan\u00e7ons officiellement notre 25e concours ! La Chambre de commerce acadienne et francophone de l\u2019\u00cele-du-Prince-\u00c9douard lance son 25e Concours de prix d\u2019excellence entrepreneuriale pour honorer des entrepreneur(s), des entreprises, des organismes et des coop\u00e9ratives qui se sont distingu\u00e9(e)s par la grande qualit\u00e9 de leurs produits et\/ou services commerciaux et [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3941","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3941\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}