With four different categories, this award seeks to recognize various different sizes of small businesses in the Chattanooga footprint. Nominate your business or a business you know of that qualifies today. Applications will be accepted through December 10, 2021.

Benefits of becoming a Small Business Awards finalist or winner:
• Recognition at the Chamber Awards
• All finalists and winners receive a professionally produced video highlighting your company. This video can be used for your own promotional purposes well beyond the event itself
• All finalists and winners receive recognition on social media
• All finalists and winners receive recognition in our BottomLines e-newsletter
• All winners receive exposure in our online Business Trend magazine
• All winners receive a spot on a local, day time news segment sponsored by the Chattanooga Chamber

For Profit Criteria:

• Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce member at the time of submission of application.
• A minimum of three full years in business under the current ownership as of June 1, 2021
• Operations and ownership based in the Chattanooga MSA (Catoosa, Dade, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie, or Walker counties)
•       Company cannot have won this award in any category in the past five years

Non-Profit Criteria:

• Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce member at the time of submission of application.
• 501(c)3 status for a minimum of three full years as of June 1, 2021
• “Not for profit” organization as defined by the IRS
• Organization cannot have won this award in the past five years
• Operations and leadership based in the Chattanooga MSA (Catoosa, Dade, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie, or Walker counties)