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Salute to Small Business Awards Application

apply here
Commerce Lexington Inc. began honoring the contributions that small businesses have on our economy in 1986, and since that very first Salute to Small Business event, the impact of small businesses on the global economy has become more important than ever before.

ELIGIBILITY:
Businesses must be active members of Commerce Lexington Inc.  and have completed three (3) or more full years of operation in the local market with fewer than 150 employees. Small businesses can apply for ONE award category. Past Category and overall Small Business of the Year award recipients are not eligible to reapply for 5 years from the date of their award presentation. APPLICATIONS ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
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SELECTION PROCESS:
Small business award applicants are judged, and winners are selected for each of the four categories. The names of the category winners are released approximately a month prior to the Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon. The Commerce Lexington Inc. Small Business of the Year is then selected from the category winners (excluding non-profit of the year) and announced at the awards luncheon.

SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS AWARD CATEGORIES:
  • Business Success Award
  • Entrepreneur Award
  • Minority Business Award
  • Nonprofit Community Impact Award
NOMINATE A BUSINESS
VIDEO: Hear from several recent Small Business of the Year Award winners as
​they talk about what it meant to their business to be recognized by the community.
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Phone: (859) 254-4447  |  Fax: (859) 233-3304
  • About
    • Message from the Board Chair
    • President's Message
    • Top Investors
    • Board of Directors
    • Racial Equity Pledge
    • Staff Directory
    • Find Our Offices | Parking
    • NEWS
  • Do Business
    • Business Directory
    • Economic Development
    • Minority Business Development >
      • Minority Business Directory
      • Procurement Opportunities
    • Business & Education Network
    • Resources >
      • Start a Business
      • Relocate a Business
      • Funding & Financing
      • Publications
  • Live & Work
    • Relocation Guide
    • Job Openings
    • Getting Around
    • Demographics
    • Cost of Living
    • Lexington History
    • Lexington Rankings
    • Education >
      • Public Education
      • Private Education
    • Health Care
  • Advocacy
    • About Public Policy
    • Your Government >
      • Local
      • State
      • Federal
    • Policy Statements & Key Issues
  • Membership
    • Member Benefits
    • Member Discounts
    • Member News
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • JOIN
  • Events
    • Commerce Lexington Events Calendar
    • Community Calendar
    • Submit an Event
    • An Evening With Commerce Lexington
    • EMERGE 2023
    • Leadership Visit 2023 >
      • Register Here
      • Past Trips >
        • Tampa-St. Petersburg 2022
        • Austin 2021
        • Raleigh 2019
      • Impact
    • Portugal 2023
    • Regional Summit
    • Washington Fly-In
    • Salute to Small Business >
      • Apply
      • Nominate a Business
      • Past Award Winners
  • Connect
    • Become a Member
    • Peer Programming >
      • Business Owners Advisory Boards (BOAB)
      • Peer Groups
    • Emerging Leaders of the Bluegrass
    • Leadership Development >
      • Leadership Lexington
      • Leadership Central Kentucky >
        • Class Roster
        • LCK Alumni
    • Ambassador Program