FAQs

CAN I NOMINATE MY OWN COMPANY OR THE COMPANY I WORK FOR?

• ​Yes!

​​DO YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER TO WIN AN AWARD?

• ​No. Both Chamber members​ and non-members are eligible to win an award.

​​DO YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER TO NOMINATE A SMALL BUSINESS FOR AN AWARD?

• ​No. Nominations are open to all regardless of Chamber membership.

​CAN A SMALL BUSINESS BE NOMINATED IN MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY?

• ​Yes! However, a small business can only win in one award category, not multiple.

​ARE PAST WINNERS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD AGAIN?

• ​No, past honorees are ineligible. 

ARE NON-PROFITS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD ?

• ​No, non-profits are ineligible.

​​HOW MANY WINNERS WILL THERE BE?

• One for each of the six award categories: Innovation & Growth; Cultural Excellence; Community Impact; Diversity & Inclusion; CEO Leadership, and; Champion. 

​​HOW WILL THE SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARDS BE GIVEN THIS YEAR?

• Winners will announced and celebrated across Chamber communications and social media channels. The Chamber's webpage has 230k visits year to date with a 43.79% growth rate YoY. Our e-mail subsriber lists totals over 10k subscribers and our social channels have an aggregate 46k followers!

​​HOW CAN I SPONSOR THE SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARDS?

• ​To learn more about sponsorship, contact Erica Smith​, Director of Member Services.