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Small Business of the Year

The 2025 Mobile Chamber Small Business of the Year applications are being accepted. Each monthly finalist will receive a $500 award and may be named the Chamber’s 2025 winner and receive $10,000! There are eleven chances to win so the earlier you apply, the better your odds!

2024 Small Business of the Year: Merrill P. Thomas Co., Inc.

2024 Small Business of the Year Finalists

Bama Pest Control, Inc.
Harvey and Thomas Orthodontics
J Hunt Enterprises
Keith Air Conditioning
Kimberly Coleman – State Farm

Kloud 7, LLC
L.A. Fotographee
Merrill P. Thomas Co., Inc.
Rock & Roll Offs, LLC
Small’s Mortuary and Cremation Services
Southern View Media

Criteria:

  • In business at least four years and a Mobile Chamber member for three years
  • Have 100 or fewer employees
  • Solid financial base
  • Evidence of good business practices
  • Community service contribution
  • Be a privately-owned, for-profit entity
  • Headquartered in Mobile, Baldwin or Washington Counties

Previous finalists may reapply after one year, and current Board members are not eligible.

 

Small Business of the Year Winner will receive:

  • A $10,000 cash award
  • All benefits the finalists receive
  • Featured in a “Mobile Chamber Insider” article placed in Mobile Bay Magazine
  • Featured as Small Business of the Year on billboards around Mobile
  • Invited as a guest of the Mobile Chamber’s “Mobile Matters Podcast”

Small Business of the Year Finalists will receive:

  • A $500 cash award, and the finalist plaque
  • Automatically qualified as a candidate for Small Business of the Year
  • Featured article in TheBusinessView.com
  • Highlighted in the Business View Weekly email newsletter, the Chamber’s social media channels and on the Small Business website
  • Recognized in the Annual Report
  • Featured as a Small Business of the Year Finalist on billboards around Mobile
  • Recognized at the Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon

Application Tips

For tips to make your application stand out, visit our Chamber Awards tips page.

Small Business of the Year Application

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For more information contact Danette Richards at 251-431-8652 or [email protected].