{"id":13897,"date":"2026-03-10T23:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?page_id=13897"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:06:29","slug":"futurpreneur-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/futurpreneur-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Futurpreneur Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"alignfull header-block \" aria-labelledby=\"header-title\">\n\t\t<!-- Simple Header -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with an Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"header-title\">Nominations are now open!<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Help us celebrate our anniversary by nominating Futurpreneur entrepreneurs, mentors and partners for the Futurpreneur 30th Anniversary Awards.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It\u2019s&nbsp;our 30<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;anniversary, and&nbsp;we\u2019re&nbsp;celebrating!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every day across the country, Futurpreneur-supported founders are building businesses that create jobs, strengthen communities and bring new ideas to market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Futurpreneur 30<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Awards<\/strong> celebrate the many amazing Futurpreneur-supported <strong>entrepreneurs<\/strong> who are shaping Canada\u2019s economy today and the <strong>mentors<\/strong> and <strong>community partners<\/strong> who have helped them succeed over the past 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or someone you know has launched a made-in-Canada business with Futurpreneur\u2019s support, mentored a Futurpreneur entrepreneur or supported them as a community partner, we want to celebrate that success today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because when entrepreneurs succeed, communities prosper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneurawards.awardsplatform.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nominate&nbsp;today<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section aria-labelledby=\"benefits-block-heading\" class=\"alignfull benefits-block\" role=\"region\">\n\t\t<div class=\"main-grid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__body benefits-block__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"benefits-block-heading\" class=\"benefits-block__heading\">Recognizing our 30 years of inclusive impact<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"benefits benefits__1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"benefits__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"benefits__title\">By the 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