Rankin County Chamber of Commerce

2014 Business of the Year Nomination Form

Business Award Criteria:

Growth; Well Established; Involvement, Leadership and support of Rankin County Chamber; Something Unique; Asset to the Community; Member in good standing of the Rankin County Chamber Category: _____ Large Industry _____ Large Business _____ Franchisee _____ Small Industry _____ Small Business _____ Entrepreneur Date: _____________________ Business Name (nominee): _______________________________________________________________________ Contact Name: __________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Phone: ____________________________ Contact Email:_________________________________________ Your Name (nominator): _________________________________________________________________________ Company Name: ________________________________________________________________________________ Your Phone: ______________________________ Your Email:____________________________________________ In 50 words or less please describe why this business should receive this Business of the Year Award: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 4:00 pm Please return this form to Mandi Arinder at marinder@rankinchamber.com or fax to (601) 825-1977. Winners will be recognized at the Rankin County Chamber Annual Banquet on Tuesday, September 23, 2014

CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS: -LARGE INDUSTRY: An industry is defined as an entity, whether sole proprietor, partnership, limited liability company or corporation, that constructs, forms, manufactures, modifies or produces products for use by commercial customers or by consumers, whether wholesale or retail. A large industry is one which has an average workforce of 50 or more full-time employees. -SMALL INDUSTRY: An industry is defined as an entity, whether sole proprietor, partnership, limited liability company or corporation, that constructs, forms, manufactures, modifies or produces products for use by commercial customers or by consumers, whether wholesale or retail. A small industry is one which has an average workforce of less than 50 full-time employees. -FRANCHISEE: One that is granted a franchise, as to market a company's goods or services in a certain local area.

-LARGE BUSINESS: As business is defined as a entity, whether sole proprietor, partnership, limited liability company or corporation, that provides products in any form acquired from other sources or provides services to other commercial customers or consumers, whether wholesale or retail. A large business is one which has an average workforce of 50 or more full-time employees. -SMALL BUSINESS: As business is defined as a entity, whether sole proprietor, partnership, limited liability company or corporation, that provides products in any form acquired from other sources or provides services to other commercial customers or consumers, whether wholesale or retail. A small business is one which has an average workforce of less than 50 full-time employees. -ENTREPRENEUR: A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.