FORT MADISON – Each May during National Small Business Week the Fort Madison Area Chamber of Commerce honors the greater Fort Madison small business community for their efforts and achievements during the previous calendar year. The Small Business of the Year and the Micro Business of the Year awards are presented, and all nominees are acknowledged during the Annual Small Business Breakfast.
Eligible businesses will be based on the following criteria:
• Is organized for profit
• Has a place of business in Fort Madison
• Is independently owned and operated
• Is not dominant in its field on a national basis
• Made an impact on the community or economy over the past year
• Has been open and operating for over 1 year
• Can not have won in the last 5 years
• Micro Businesses have 3 employees or less
• Small Businesses have 50 employees or less
Previous winners include: 2025-Bent Oak Books & Wingert Bakehaus, 2024-Faeth’s Cigar Store & Soul Studio, 2023-Swed & Co & Pool 19 Plants & Records, 2022-Jess Sutcliffe State Farm & Dodd Printing, 2021- The Kingsley Inn & Montrose Dog Boarding.
To nominate a business, submit the business name and reason(s) for the nomination to the Chamber at chamber@fortmadison.com or 319-372-5471. All submissions must include brief explanation of reason for the nomination. A committee of former award winners and Chamber Event Committee members will review the nominations, and decide the winners based on the above criteria. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, April 15th.
This event is sponsored by Huffman Welding & Machine and Huffman Farm & Home.
The Small Business Breakfast will be held on Friday, May 8th at Turnwater Bar & Grill; breakfast will be available starting at 7:30am ($15 per person for Fort Madison Area Chamber member employees, $20 per person for non-members). Please contact the Chamber at 319-372-5471 by April 24th to reserve your tickets to the event.
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