It’s September 19th, which means there are only 7 days left in the Make It Better small business contest! This is the last stretch and the competition is great, with a mixed bag of businesses as diverse as the people that run them. We’re so thankful for the turnout. We’ve had over 700 applicants!

When we started this contest, we set out to celebrate small business with Small Business Week in Canada and Boss’s Day in the U.S. on the horizon. Now that we’re a month away, we can safely say that it’s been quite the success. Here are the finalists that we’ve managed to spotlight, we’re very proud of their achievements:

Christine McLaughlin, MollyCake Josee Gosselin, The Bread Essentials Maira Izzo, CORE Studio Ryan Rubin, Longboard Living Althea Howard & Sharla Lehmann, Cafe D’Amour Ian O’Meara, Green Rebel Christophe Stevens, Wafels & More Christella Morris & Sarah Resnick, Pass It On! Bruce Lee and Stephanie Duong, Roselle Desserts Mirelle Shimonov, Who Gives A Schnitz Joe Hsu, Hooper’s Pharmacy & Vitamin Shop James Keezer, Bateman’s Bicycle Company Greg Kruk, JWK Insurance Luis Vega, El Arepazo Tarek Ibrahim, Airvinci Shannon Keach, Pixie’s Candy Parlour Joanne Ly, Redefine Fit Ltd. Lorri Tiberio-Leung, Toronto Hyundai Sylvia Johnston, Cornerstone Music Cafe Lisa Hupe, Great Lengths Hair Gallery Gordon Wong, Paint Cabin Amos Shaw, The Next SuperGeek

Joe Pisicchio, The Eyefuel Group Joanna Alberti, philoSophie’s Stationery & Gifts Julie Colombino, REBUILD globally Terri & Chad Knight, The Knight Butcher Jody Gunter, Two Painting Broads Studio Mariah Fink, Fitness Integrated with Nutrition Knowledge (FINK) Kathy Hunt, Picture Framing & Art Gallery Heather Cortez, Planet Beach Matt Parrott, Standard Pizza Co. Jeramie Lu, Hatch Jennifer Little, Knockerball Smash Jennifer Hueneberg, Cloud 9 Yogurt House Rebecca Hauser, The Painted Palette Karen Heskett, Bone-a-fido Bakery Sarah Offutt, Art Obsession Kelly Brown, North Helpline Emergency Services & Food Bank Nicolee Munroe, Nicky’s Beauty Salon Terra Neely, Heritage Chocolates Kimi Majors, Party Majors Renee Jenkins, Kinks Be Gone Hair Factory Jared Reeves, Certified Clean Care Robyn Taylor, Smiling Dog Yoga Naana Danquah Jefferson, Creative Crossings Studio

If you’d like to help a small business win the contest, voting is still open until September 26th at noon at contest.stickeryou.com!