Awards & Nominations

DarLa Johnston has been featured on the cover of the Black Business Initiative. Click on the picture below to see the full article.

DarLa Johnston
Owner / CEO
Lasertrologist/CLT

Entrepreneur of the Year 2007

Nominations and Awards

	Nominee “Small Business of the Year”, Metro Halifax Chamber of Commerce February 2008
	Winner “Entrepreneur of the year”, Black Business Initiative 2007
	Nominee RBC’s National “2007 Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Award.”
	Nominee RBC’s National “2006 Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Award.”
	Finalist “Entrepreneur of the year”, Black Business Initiative 2006
	Finalist “New Business of the Year”, Metro Halifax Chamber of Commerce 2005.
	Nominee “ 2005 Hector Jacques Award of Business Excellence”

Publicity:

	Black to Business March, 2008
	Nova Scotia Business Journal February 2008
	The Daily News February 2008
	The Chronicle Herald Business section January 19, 2008
	The Community Herald (cover) November 15, 2007
	Black to Business Special Anniversary Edition (Summer 2007)
	Halifax Chronicle Herald (Featured in Small Business Week)
	The Halifax Chronicle Herald (Business Forum)
	The Daily News (Bedford Sackville Weekly, March 9, 2007)
	Palpitations (Pride Magazine) - Ontario
	Atlantic Progress Magazine
	Business Voice (a publication of the Metro Halifax Chamber of Commerce)
	Cover The Daily News (Bedford-Sackville Weekly)
	Cover Small Business Funding Report (Oct 2006)
	Cover Black to Business (2004 Fall edition)
	Cover ACOA’s Partnering For Success, a quarterly magazine
	Through a partnership with the BBI and Global Television, SLIC Laser was awarded the production of an infomercial that has been running on Global Television.

SLIC LASER
"Keeping you in SLIC Skin"

From l-R Cassandra Dorrington, chair BBI: Darla Johnston, Owner CEO Slic Laser & BBI Entrepreneur of the year; Rustum Southwell, CEO BBI and Barbara Manning President / CEO IT Interactive and winner Hector Jacques Award of business excellence