Technology Fast 50^TM ranking

Companies-to-Watch award

*Service offering firms and biomedical companies are not eligible for the program.

Technology Fast 50^TM Leadership award

Prizes are awarded to companies that demonstrate a distinct competitive advantage in a high-growth market. There is no application process for this award; companies are selected by regional and national judging panels.

The criteria by which companies are considered are as follows:

• Competitive advantage - Clear market focus, successful business model and strategy, superior intellectual property, superior customer adoption rate.
• Size, growth and market attractiveness - Rapidly growing market segment, global market potential of $1 billion or more, product that directly addresses customer needs.
• Management effectiveness and organization - Entrepreneurial experience, strength and depth of corporate culture, proven track record of managing profitable growth. 
• Financial performance - Five-year growth over 200%, profitability.

Technology Green 15^TM award

The criteria by which companies are considered are as follows:

1. Your company must be either Canadian-controlled or headquartered in Canada. In addition, your management team and R&D activities must also be located in Canada.
2. Your company must invest a minimum of 5% of gross revenues in R&D.
3. Your company must own a proprietary technology or have intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of operating revenue.
4. Your company must maintain a minimum revenue of $50,000 in its most recent year period of operations.
5. A majority of your company's revenues must come from products that have a positive environmental impact, being one of the following:
6. • Global warming prevention and energy saving
   • Resources Circulation (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle)
   • Environmental preservation and safety

Service offering firms and biomedical companies are not eligible to the program.

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