Langley notary Lilian Cazacu was awarded Best Immigrant Entrepreneur at the 14th annual Small Business BC Awards ceremony held in Vancouver Sunday night.
This year’s competition was the largest and fiercest yet, with 699 nominations from 72 communities across the province. More than 500 people attended the gala ceremony.
Cazacu, who came to Canada with no money and not speaking English, now employs four people at his notary office in Langley.
For his win, he was awarded $1,500 and a one-year all-access pass to Small Business BC education, resources and experts and one-on-one business mentorship with notable advisors from the award sponsors.