Small Business. Big Impact.

Thanks for your interest in the Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Small Business of the Year and Nonprofit Organization of the Year awards!

Recent winners include:

  • 2022 – The Hoppy Gnome and Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne
  • 2021 – Three Rivers Distilling Co.
  • 2019 – TriCore Logic

The nomination deadline for 2023 has passed.

This year’s award winners will be announced at the GFW Inc. Annual Meeting event on June 8, 2023. Register to attend and be among the first to know who won!

Members of the Hoppy Gnome staff accept the 2022 Small Business of the Year Award on stage at the GFW Inc. Annual Meeting
Joe Jordan accepts the 2022 Nonprofit Organization of the Year award on behalf of Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne
John Urbahns and Aaryn Eady present the 2021 Small Business of the Year Award to Three Rivers Distilling Company
Owners of TriCore Logic accept the 2019 Small Business of the Year award
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Eligibility criteria for nominees (must meet all criteria):

To be considered, nominees must:

  • Be a GFW Inc. investor in good standing.
  • Be located in Fort Wayne or Allen County.
  • Have been in business for more than 5 years.
  • Have 50 or fewer full-time employees.
  • Have revenue not exceeding $5 million in 2022.
  • Be an independently-owned-and-operated, for-profit entity OR an IRS-recognized nonprofit organization.