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2025 Business Person of the Year Nominations

Our annual business awards ceremony celebrates our local entrepreneurial spirit and economic vitality. It inspires innovation, boosts morale, and provides networking opportunities while showcasing the talent within and surrounding the Fauquier business community. This event strengthens our community while reminding us of local enterprise's power and impact. We welcome and encourage you to nominate those businesses that best reflect the attributes noted in the categories below. Let's come together to celebrate achievements and inspire future success. Your engagement will ensure that our best of the best in Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Volunteerism will be recognized for their achievements.

Nomination Instructions
1. May not have received the award in the last 10 years (visit www.fauquierchamber.org/award-winning-businesses-2/ to see previous winners)
2. Nominations of active Board Members are not permitted.
3. Business nominees must be an active member of the Chamber.
5. Individual nominees must be a listed representative of an active Chamber member.
6. A person may only submit one nomination per category.

All entries will be reviewed by committee with the top three in each category chosen as the final nominees that will be voted on by membership.

Nominations will be accepted through October 3rd, 2025.
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BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
The Business Person of the Year is given to the individual that by way of their actions and interactions with the community at large, has consistently demonstrated a commitment to Fauquier County's business growth and economic prosperity. The Business Person of the Year has shown outstanding leadership while producing notable benefit to the community by way of service, mentoring and economic outreach efforts. Nominees should demonstrate one or more of the following attributes: Exceptional Character & Trustworthiness, Practices and Encourages Reputable Business Practices, Active Involvement within the Community, Support the Entrepreneurial Spirit.
WHO IS BEING BEING NOMINATED?
Be sure to provide as much detail as possible knowing that the review committee may not be as aware of the nominees accolades as you are. Additional documentation may be uploaded in the next section
WHO IS SUBMITTING THE NOMINATION?
Is the nominee aware of being nominated? *
You are not required to notify the nominee therefore if you answered "NO" we will notify them that they have been nominated however we will not disclose by who.