The Fort Collins Chamber will be closing at 4:00 pm, September 26 for our Business Tradeshow. The Chamber will reopen for regular hours on Friday, September 27. Click below for tickets & more info about the Tradeshow
The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the 12 finalists for the 2018 Small Business of the Year Awards. Winners will be revealed at the Small Business of the Year Breakfast 7:30 a.m. May 24 at the Drake Centre, 802 W. Drake Road.
Small Business of the Year (1-10 employees)
Medium Business of the Year (11-50 employees)
Large Business of the Year (51-200 employees)
New Kid on the Block (a company that has been in business for less than three years)
More than 40 nominations were received. Businesses were judged on community involvement and stewardship, commitment to good business practices, overall business growth and innovation, and workplace culture and employee relations. To receive an award, the business must be a member of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce at the time the award is presented.
The breakfast will feature keynote speaker, Wynne Odell, Co-founder and CEO of Odell Brewing Co, and celebrate local small businesses. The Business After Hours Tradeshow will follow the breakfast from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m., also at the Drake Centre, 802 W Drake Rd.
Tickets for the awards breakfast are now available for purchase for $25 for individual members, $35 for non-members or $150 for a table of 8. Booth space is also available for the After Hours Tradeshow and both can be purchased at fortcollinschamber.com or by calling (970) 482-3746.
The Small Business of the Year program is supported by:
Silver Sponsors: Elevations Credit Union, Kaiser Permanente and Leapin’ Lizard Labels
Bronze Sponsors: Adams Bank & Trust, Blue Federal Credit Union, Total Facility Care, Comcast Business Services, Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Williamson & Co., P.C.
Table Sponsor: Raw Urth Designs
Event Sponsors: KRFC 88.9, Mantooth Marketing Company, AlphaGraphics and Sign-A-Rama