2005 Recipient

2005 Entrepreneur of the Year

On June 2, 2005 at the Signature Dinner, Mr. Harry Voortman, President & CEO of Voortman Cookies was BEDC's first inductee into the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame as Burlington's 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year.

"Mr. Harry Voortman exemplifies the best characteristics required to be in the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. As a dedicated business leader, Mr. Voortman has witnessed his family business grow into a leading-edge, state-of-the-art manufacturing operation. You could say that he is the secret ingredient in the recipe for success in business, in life and in community."