NEXT Awards
Honoring the Companies and Entrepreneurs Driving the Middle Tennessee Economy
From emerging startups to growth companies to well-established market movers, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Entrepreneur Center’s NEXT Awards recognize Middle Tennessee companies and entrepreneurs making the most significant impact on our local economy. Please help us congratulate the finalists and winners of the inaugural NEXT Awards.
To see the 2011 NEXT Awards finalists, click here.
| The NEXT Awards honor the area’s most innovative entrepreneurs and area businesses experiencing the most significant revenue and employment growth in five key business sectors: - Health care
- Technology
- Digital media & entertainment
- Sustainability & alternative energy
- Social enterprise
In addition to the awards recognizing businesses making the greatest contributions to the local economy, individual awards for outstanding entrepreneurs are given in the following categories: - Young Entrepreneur
- Startup Entrepreneur
- Woman Entrepreneur
- Minority Entrepreneur
- Entrepreneur in each of the five business sectors above
- Legacy Entrepreneur in each of the five business sectors above
- Entrepreneur of the Year
The NEXT Awards build upon the Chamber’s Future 50 Awards, which for 19 years recognized the fastest-growing entrepreneurial businesses in Middle Tennessee. The partnership with the Entrepreneur Center extends the concept beyond simply spotlighting emerging companies, differing from the Future 50 Awards in three important ways: public companies are now eligible to enter; three tiers have been established to recognize businesses at all stages of development (startup, growth and market mover); and individual awards will be given to entrepreneurs making an impact on the Nashville economy. Click here for award criteria. | |