2014 Business Excellence Awards

The New Hampshire Business Review's Business Excellence Awards recognize the imagination, industriousness, innovation and achievements of people who often don't get the kind of public recognition that they deserve: small business owners and operators.

The Business Excellence Awards — awarded in 12 different categories — honor owners and operators of businesses with 100 employees or fewer. Winners will be recognized October 28, 2014, at an evening reception at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester.

The nomination form consists of two sections; the first will identify your nominee and who you are as the nominator and the second will ask that you tell us why that person should be considered for the award.

Entry rules and suggestions:

Submission deadline is Friday, September 5, 2014.
Previous winners are ineligible for two years since the last award winning entry.
Judges reserve the right, based on the criteria, not to name a winner in particular category.
Supporting documentation is not required, but highly recommended.
All criteria sections should be met in an effort to supply the most complete nomination form.

Judging criteria can be found here.

Need help? Have questions? Please contact NHBR's editor, Jeff Feingold for assistance.

If you would prefer to mail in your nomination form, click here for the printable version.

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* 1. To start, please take a moment to tell us about yourself and your contact information
(If you do not have a business name, work phone, or one of the fields does not apply below, etc. please enter "none" info the field.)

Your name: *

Company:

Address: *

Address 2:

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP: *

Email Address: *

Cell/Home Phone: *

Work Phone: *

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* 2. Please give us some information about your nominee

Nominee's Name:

Company:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 3. Please give us some information about your nominee's company
(If you do not know the answer or one of the fields does not apply below, etc. please enter "none" info the field.)

Company: *

Address: *

Address 2:

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP: *

Phone Number: *

Number of employees: *

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* 4. Please select a category for nomination
Please note: NHBR reserves the right to change a category based upon its discretion.

Business and professional services

Real Estate and Construction

Financial Services

Health Care

Consumer Services

Manufacturing

Media and Marketing

Non-profit

Technology

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* 5. Please explain why this nominee should be considered for a Business Excellence Award. Focus on specific business accomplishments as well as the obstacles, adversity or challenges that had to be overcome to reach this achievement. Please include examples that show the nominee’s creativity, vision, ingenuity and industriousness.

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* 6. Please write a brief biography (250 words) of the nominee:

Material will be reviewed and winners selected by a panel of independent judges. In selecting Business Excellence Award winners, judges are asked to place particular emphasis on nominees’ contributions outside of their business or organization.

It is strongly recommended that nominations be accompanied by news stories, press releases or other documents depicting the extent of the role played by the nominee in his or her local community or at the state or national level.

Please mail supporting nominee documentation to:
New Hampshire Business Review
150 Dow St., Manchester, NH 03101
ATTN: Business Excellence Awards

Please fax documentation to:
(603) 624-1310
ATTN: Business Excellence Awards.

In the event that there are not enough quality nominations in a category, no award will be given in that category at the discretion of the judges.

When you click the "submit nomination" button you will be returned to the NHBR home page.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact NHBR Editor Jeff Feingold at editor@nhbr.com.

Question Title

* 1. To start, please take a moment to tell us about yourself and your contact information (If you do not have a business name, work phone, or one of the fields does not apply below, etc. please enter "none" info the field.)

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* 2. Please give us some information about your nominee

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* 3. Please give us some information about your nominee's company (If you do not know the answer or one of the fields does not apply below, etc. please enter "none" info the field.)

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* 4. Please select a category for nomination Please note: NHBR reserves the right to change a category based upon its discretion.

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* 6. Please write a brief biography (250 words) of the nominee:

* 1. To start, please take a moment to tell us about yourself and your contact information
(If you do not have a business name, work phone, or one of the fields does not apply below, etc. please enter "none" info the field.)

* 3. Please give us some information about your nominee's company
(If you do not know the answer or one of the fields does not apply below, etc. please enter "none" info the field.)

* 4. Please select a category for nomination
Please note: NHBR reserves the right to change a category based upon its discretion.