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2024 Business Impact Awards Nominations

Nominations are OPEN all Year!

Winners will be announced during the ceremony on Friday, September 27, 2024

Nominations for Corporate Members

PLEASE NOTE FOR THE CATEGORIES BELOW:

Corporations cannot nominate themselves for Local and National Corporation of the Year. Only Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) can make these nominations. Corporations can self-nominate for Advocate and Buyer of the Year.
All nominees must be an active Corporate Member.

Nomination Categories

National Corporation of the Year

Advocate of the Year

Local Corporation of the Year

Buyer of the Year

Nomination for MBEs

PLEASE NOTE FOR THE CATEGORY BELOW:

Corporations and MBEs can nominate other MBEs. MBEs can nominate themselves. 
All nominees must be an active Certified MBE with the FSMSDC or any other NMSDC Affiliated Council.

Nomination Category

Larry Thelmas - MBE-to-MBE Spend Award

Supplier of the Year

Corporate/MBE Nomination

PLEASE NOTE FOR THE CATEGORY BELOW:

Corporations and MBEs can nominate other MBEs or corporations. Corporations and MBEs can nominate themselves. 
All nominees must be an active Corporate Member or a Certified MBE with the FSMSDC or any other NMSDC Affiliated Council.

Nominees must be engaged in civic, philanthropic and volunteer initiatives that are making a difference in our community.

Nomination Category

Windell Paige - Doing Well While Doing Good® Humanitarian Award

2024 BIA Nomination Forms

Please complete each form in which you would like to nominate active Corporate Members and MBEs.

Corporate Nominations

PLEASE NOTE FOR THE CATEGORIES BELOW:

Corporations cannot nominate themselves; Only Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) can make these nominations. 
All nominees must be an active Corporate Member.

National Corporation of the Year

Local Corporation of the Year

Advocate of the Year

Buyer of the Year

MBE Nominations

PLEASE NOTE FOR THE CATEGORIES BELOW:

MBEs cannot nominate themselves or other MBEs; Only Corporate Members can make these nominations. All nominees must be a Certified MBE with the FSMSDC or any other NMSDC Affiliate Council.

MBE Supplier of the Year Class 1: Annual Sales less than $1 Million

MBE Supplier of the Year Class 2: Annual Sales between $1 Million & $10 Million

MBE Supplier of the Year Class 3: Annual Sales between $10 Million & $50 Million

MBE Supplier of the Year Class 4: Annual Sales greater than $50 Million

PLEASE NOTE FOR THE CATEGORY BELOW:

Only MBEs can nominate other MBEs or can nominate themselves. All nominees must be a Certified MBE with the FSMSDC or any other NMSDC Affiliate Council.

MBE to MBE Spend Award (NEW!)