Contest Details

BizQuest Quinte is a brand new video contest for locally-owned businesses located in Belleville, Quinte West, Stirling-Rawdon, Tyendinaga Township, Tyendinaga MBQ and Deseronto.

This online platform will showcase businesses in three categories:

• START (Business in operation 6 – 24 months)
• GROW (Business in operation 25 months – 5 years)
• THRIVE (Business in operation 5+ years)

Submissions will be accepted from April 1, 2022 to May 12, 2022.

A panel of community volunteers will judge all submissions and select 5 finalists for each of the three categories.

The public will vote for 1 winner in each category. Voting will begin on May 26, 2022 and end on June 9, 2022.  A total of 3 winners will be awarded, one in each of the three categories.

Winners will be announced at a presentation event on June 16, 2022.

Each winner will receive the same prize package (unless noted otherwise) valued at nearly $6,000, including:

• Trenval Business Development Corporation: $2,000 cash
• PostMedia: Advertising package (Belleville Intelligencer, Trentonian, Community Press, and Picton County)
• Simple Desk (1-month Social Media Package)
• Quinte West Chamber of Commerce: boardroom rental, advertising, business directory
• Quinte Photo Studio: headshot portrait
• Free Flow Petroleum (Gift Card)