Small Business Award Nomination Form

Recognize Outstanding Small Businesses in Your Community

Chamber of commerce organizations play a vital role in celebrating and supporting local businesses that drive economic growth and community development. This Small Business Award Nomination Form template makes it easy to collect detailed, structured nominations for your chamber's business recognition programs.

Whether you're organizing an annual awards ceremony, quarterly recognition program, or special achievement awards, this template captures everything you need to evaluate nominees fairly and comprehensively—from financial growth metrics and job creation figures to community involvement and innovation.

Built for Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations

This template is designed specifically for:

• Chambers of commerce running annual small business award programs
• Business improvement districts recognizing member achievements
• Economic development organizations celebrating local business success
• Industry associations honoring member businesses
• Municipal business programs acknowledging community contributions

What Makes This Template Work

The form collects structured data across multiple evaluation criteria, including:

• Business profile and contact information
• Growth metrics (revenue growth, market expansion, customer base)
• Job creation and employee development data
• Community involvement and charitable contributions
• Innovation and business excellence examples
• Sustainability and responsible business practices
• Supporting documentation and references

Conditional logic ensures nominators only see relevant questions based on their responses, keeping the experience streamlined while gathering comprehensive information.

Automate Your Award Process with Stepper

Once nominations are submitted, you can use Stepper to automate your entire awards workflow:

• Route nominations to different review committees based on business category
• Send confirmation emails to nominators and nominees
• Create judging scorecards automatically in Airtable or Google Sheets
• Trigger reminder emails for submission deadlines
• Update your CRM with nominee information
• Generate finalist notifications and winner announcements

Customize for Your Award Categories

This template works for various small business award categories:

• Business of the Year - Overall excellence in operations and growth
• Startup of the Year - Emerging businesses with high potential
• Community Champion - Outstanding civic engagement and giving
• Innovation Award - Creative solutions and business model evolution
• Job Creator Award - Significant employment growth and development
• Sustainability Award - Environmental and social responsibility
• Minority/Women-Owned Business - Recognition for diverse entrepreneurs

With Paperform's visual editor, you can quickly adjust questions, add your chamber's branding with logos and colors, and embed the form directly on your website or send via email campaigns. The professional design ensures nominees feel valued from the first interaction.

Trusted by chambers of commerce and business associations worldwide, this template helps you run a transparent, data-driven awards program that truly honors the small businesses powering your local economy.