{"id":45207,"date":"2026-09-15T13:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/?p=45207"},"modified":"2026-09-17T08:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:01:22","slug":"ccalfipe-invites-nominations-for-the-entrepreneurial-awards-of-its-25th-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/2026\/09\/la-ccaflipe-invite-des-nominations-pour-les-prix-entrepreneuriaux-de-son-25e-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"The CCAFLIPE invites nominations for the entrepreneurial awards of its 25th Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lancement-concours-de-prix-dexcellence-15-sept-2026-824x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45208 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lancement-concours-de-prix-dexcellence-15-sept-2026-824x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45208\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption media-library-caption\">The coordinator of the Entrepreneurs' Gala, Alecia Arsenault, on the left, discusses with the spokesperson of the Chamber, Janine Arsenault, the criteria for the new edition of the Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards Competition for the 2027 Gala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUMMERSIDE \u2013 September 15, 2026 \u2013<\/strong> Still seeking to attract a greater number of applications than usual for its Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards Competition, the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of Prince Edward Island (CCAFLIPE) has further simplified its nomination procedure for its awards. It has also expanded its category for the Remarkable Young Entrepreneur Award 2026, while adding a monetary reward of 1,000 $, on the occasion of its 25th.<sup>e<\/sup> Entrepreneurs' Gala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was during the morning of the Annual General Meeting of the Chamber and its parent organization, RD\u00c9E Prince Edward Island, on September 15 in Summerside, that the spokesperson for CCAFLIPE, Janine Arsenault, launched the competition as well as the invitation for people to submit nominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abOur businesses accomplish so many great things that deserve to be highlighted at our Gala, so we give you the chance to nominate them to congratulate and thank them for all they do, not only for you, their employees, and their clients, but also for our community,\u00bb she specified. \u00abIf your business is doing great work, you don\u2019t have to wait for someone else to nominate you! You can nominate yourself. Or you can ask your husband or wife, your children, your employees, your neighbors, or your clients to nominate you.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She indicated that people have plenty of time, two months \u2013 until November 13 at noon \u2013 to submit their nominations. They just need to provide their own contact information and the contact information of the nominated person, business, or organization and answer two questions: their accomplishments and the reasons why he or she deserves an award. People have the choice to respond in French or in English and to use the questionnaire in paper format or in electronic format (downloaded and submitted by email) or they can answer the questionnaire directly on the website at. <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/55hfw4uz\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/55hfw4uz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, again to encourage the submission of nominations, \u00abwe will hold a draw among all those who have submitted a nomination for a prize of 100 $ or a pair of tickets to the Gala, whether your nomination is selected or not.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE AWARD CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All categories specifically focus on sustainable development. This year, CCAFLIPE has made major changes to the first category \u00abwhich we consider the most important as it targets entrepreneurial succession,\u00bb the spokesperson indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Remarkable Young Entrepreneur Award 2027 is now for individuals aged 15 to 35 (rather than 30 years), as of March 21, 2027, who have demonstrated their entrepreneurial initiative in a significant way (including in innovation or sustainable development), especially over the past year. This award will now be accompanied by a reward investment of 1,000 $. \u00abWe really hope there will be competition for this award, especially because there are so many new and young Francophone and bilingual entrepreneurs already making their mark in our communities,\u00bb noted Ms. Arsenault.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Social Economy Enterprise Award 2027 is for a business, cooperative, or organization that must have a certain economic vocation and has distinguished itself through its achievements and successes, including its impact on its community, especially over the past year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Distinguished Employee Award 2027 is for an employee of a business, cooperative, or organization, who has distinguished themselves by the quality of their customer service or by their achievements or leadership in the business world, especially over the past year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Excellence Enterprise Award 2027 is for a business that has particularly distinguished itself and has demonstrated excellence, especially over the past year, in sustainable development, innovation, quality of services, job creation, or impact on its community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Acadian and Francophone Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame Award 2027 is for individuals with at least 25 years of entrepreneurial or business experience as this award aims to honor an entrepreneur or business person who has distinguished themselves through their efforts and achievements throughout their career. The person may still be working, retired, or deceased.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Janine-pendant-discours-2-789x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45210 lazyload\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Janine-pendant-discours-2-789x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Janine-pendant-discours-2-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Janine-pendant-discours-2-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Janine-pendant-discours-2-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Janine-pendant-discours-2-1183x1536.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Janine-pendant-discours-2-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Janine-pendant-discours-2-1577x2048.jpg 1577w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Janine-pendant-discours-2-scaled.jpg 1972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janine Arsenault explains the criteria for the various awards of the Competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chamber will announce the names of the finalists for the first four categories during its P\u2019tite f\u00eate des F\u00eates 2026 on December 4 at the Centre Belle-Alliance in Summerside. Additionally, the name of the person or persons who will be inducted into the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame will be revealed. All awards will be presented at the 25th Gala des entrepreneurs on March 20 at the Village musical acadien in Abram-Village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SPONSORS WANTED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abIt is thanks to the support of our sponsors that we can continue to organize this beautiful event. We therefore invite you to become a sponsor. Those who offer sponsorships of 2,000 $ or more will be called Platinum level sponsors. Those of 1,000 $ or more will be named Gold level sponsors and those of 500 $ or more will be Silver level sponsors. Each level comes with a series of promotional rewards,\u00bb she explained. Those wishing to become sponsors or wanting to learn more are asked to contact the coordinator Alecia Arsenault at <a href=\"mailto:alecia@rdeeipe.org\">alecia@rdeeipe.org<\/a> before the end of the calendar year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abWe know there are still a huge number of excellent candidates in your families, in your neighborhoods, and in your communities, so please do not hesitate to submit a nomination, especially in this 25th anniversary. And once again, we also encourage businesses to submit their own nominations; that\u2019s how it works in all other chambers of commerce. We are completely relying on you to provide us with nominations by noon on Friday, November 13.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abIt\u2019s very simple: if there are no nominations, there is no Gala. So thank you for ensuring the continuity of our Gala \u2013 our biggest and most beautiful evening of entrepreneurial recognition of the year,\u00bb concluded Ms. Arsenault.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUMMERSIDE \u2013 le 15 septembre 2026 \u2013 Cherchant encore \u00e0 attirer un plus grand nombre de candidatures que d\u2019habitude \u00e0 son Concours de prix d\u2019excellence entrepreneuriale, la Chambre de commerce acadienne et francophone de l\u2019\u00ceP\u00c9 (CCAFLIPE) a simplifi\u00e9 davantage sa proc\u00e9dure de nomination pour ses prix. Elle a \u00e9galement \u00e9largi sa cat\u00e9gorie de prix du [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communiques"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}