The Awards
Rules & Regulations
Business awards are given on an annual basis and are based on the previous calendar year's achievements. Individual awards will consider the cumulative impact of a professional.
A business must be a member in good standing with the Chamber to be eligible to win. Businesses may be nominated for multiple awards but can only be a finalist in one category. Past winners are ineligible to win in their previously awarded category for three years. (e.g. if AB Bakery won Best Small Business 2020, they are ineligible for a Best Small Business award through 2023; however, AB Bakery can qualify for other categories such as Best in Food and Beverage). On the fourth year past winners may apply again for the award.
Affiliate offices are eligible for nomination in any category that their parent organization has not already won in the past three years. Multiple affiliate nominees can be submitted, but an organization cannot have multiple affiliates as finalists.
Business Awards
Best Start-up Business
To be considered for this award, nominees' businesses must have been created within the past two years.
Best Non-Profit
To be considered for this award, a nominee must hold a 501c3 classification.
Best Online Presence
To be considered for this award, a nominee must have a strong online presence/brand.
Best of Health & Wellness
To be considered for this award, a nominee must be categorized as a medical, fitness, or nutrition business.
Best of Medical Services
To be considered for this award, a nominee must be categorized as a medical practice.
Best of Food & Beverage
To be considered for this award, a nominee must be categorized as a restaurant, caterer, liquor store, or nutrition business.
Best of Professional Services
To be considered for this award, a nominee must be categorized as a professional services business (i.e. a business in the service sector requiring special training).
Best of Public Services
To be considered for this award, a nominee must be an organization/entity that serves the public in an official capacity.
Best of Lodging
To be considered for this award, a nominee must be categorized as a hotel, resort or bed and breakfast.
Best of Retail
To be considered for this award, a nominee must be categorized as a retail business.
Best of Financial Services
To be considered for this award, a nominee must be in the business of banking, investing, or insurance.
Best of Manufacturing
To be considered for this award, a nominee must be a manufacturer.
Individual Awards
4 Under 40 (nominations and committee vote only)**
To be considered for a 4 Under 40 award, nominees must be between the ages of 21 and 40. This award is meant to recognize and celebrate the achievements of young professional leaders--and up and coming young professional leaders--within the business community.
Lifetime Achievement Award (nominations and committee vote only)**
Through this award, we seek to identify a leader whose long-term active engagement in our community has had a significant, positive economic impact locally. A Lifetime Achievement Award winner is a successful leader in a company, industry and in our community. Further, the Lifetime Award allows us to recognize a true pillar who will teach future generations by example. This award recognizes contributions over the entirety of a career, rather than, or in addition to, a single contribution.
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