SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS ELIGIBILITY AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

Business Person of the Year Award

All nominees must be Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce members.
Any individual who owns and operates or bears principal responsibility for operating a business may be nominated. Partners who, jointly own and operate a business may be nominated as a “team,'” so long as the number of individuals in the team nomination does not exceed four.
Staying power: a substantiated history as an established business.
Employee welfare: a benchmark to judge the impact of the business on the job market.
Indication of continued growth as it relates to sales volume and employee base.
Response to adversity: ability to face and solve economic problems.
Voluntary efforts beyond business and professional responsibility to assist the community and to promote economic stability and growth through his/her support of other businesses.

All nominees must be Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce members.
Staying power: a substantiated history as an established business.
Employee welfare: a benchmark to judge the impact of the business on the job market.
Indication of continued growth as it relates to sales volume and employee base.
Response to adversity: ability to face and solve economic problems.
Contributions by nominee to aid community-oriented projects, evidence of the use of personal time and resources.

All nominees must be Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce members.
Any individual who serves as a majority owner and operates or bears principal responsibility for operating a small business with a two (2) year track record.
Increased employment opportunities created by the nominee’s business.
Development and/or utilization of innovative or creative business methods.
Demonstrated entrepreneurial potential necessary for long-term business success and
economic growth.

Community Service/ Non-Profit Award
All nominees must be Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce Members.
Any individual must project a positive image of his industry and its members.
Must be a talented communicator in the non-profit communications arena.
Must be highly creative, highly innovative and exceed expectations beyond job requirements.
Individual must have leadership qualities (ability to manage internally, externally and inter-departmentally).
Financial management is also important where applicable.
Volunteer efforts in the community are also necessary when making a non-profit public relations award.