Annual Award Application | Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

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

Complete the form below to make your nomination for the 2023 awards. Winners will be selected on a blind basis by a committee of industry experts.

Nomination deadline is Friday, April 14 at 5 p.m.

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.

Nomination Form

Nominator Information
Nominator's Name
First Last
Nominator's Company/Organization Name
Nominator's Title
Nominator's Primary Email*
Nominator's Primary Phone
What is your relationship to the nominee?*
Are you (nominator) or is your company a member of GFW Inc.?*
- Yes
- No
Nominee Information
Is the company/organization that you are nominating for this award a current GFW Inc. member?*
- Yes
- No
(You can verify via our online member directory)
This nominee is a:*
- For-profit business
- Nonprofit organization
Nominee Business/Organization Name*

(Please use the company's complete name; no acronyms)
Nominee Primary Contact Name*
First Last
Nominee Primary Contact Job Title*
Nominee Primary Contact Email*
Nominee Business Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Nominee Business/Organization Website

Please include the website's full URL, including http:// or https://
Number of Full-Time Employees*
How many years has the business/organization been operating?*
Is the business family-owned? (Response to this question is for information only and does not affect the selection process.)*
- Yes
- No
- N/A (this is a nonprofit)
Nomination Questions
If your nominee is selected as the Small Business of the Year, your responses to the questions below may be used when presenting the award at the GFW Inc. Annual Meeting or in other GFW Inc. marketing publications.
Provide specific examples of how the nominee business/organization demonstrated an economic impact in the region in 2022.*
Provide examples of how the nominee business/organization encouraged and supported a workplace culture of diversity and collaboration in 2022.*
Provide specific examples of how the nominee business/organization demonstrated a commitment to the greater Fort Wayne area in 2022.*
Provide examples of how the nominee business/organization will continue to grow five years from now.*
Is there additional information you would like to provide about the nominee business/organization?
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ANNUAL AWARD NOMINATION

Small Business. Big Impact.

Eligibility criteria for nominees (must meet all criteria):

Nomination Form

Nominator Information

Nominee Information

Nomination Questions