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The Best. The Brightest. Important Dates to Remember
Wednesday, April 14- Entry Deadline Thursday, May 20- Awards Presentation Luncheon

Eligibility

Applicants are encouraged to provide additional information, such as sales brochures, photos, copies of recent clippings, most recent annual reports, etc., to support the application. This documentation will be returned if requested.

The business must be located or headquartered in Clark or Floyd County.

You do not have to be a member of One Southern Indiana to apply.

Must be able to attend the awards luncheon on May 20, 2010.

Judging

An independent panel of judges volunteers its time to review the applications. The judges are not employed by One Southern Indiana.

Judging will be based solely on the information supplied within this application, as well as attached documentation.

The information supplied in the entry form is kept strictly confidential. The judges and VP of Business Services are the only ones that have access to the applications.

Section A:
All applicants complete this section
Name of Business/ Professional
Contact Name
Business Address
City
State
Zip Country

Business Phone Fax Email

One Southern Indiana recognizes outstanding Businesses and Professional individuals in the following categories: (Select one only)
The MainSource Bank Business of the Year with less than 25 employees- complete section B
The Frost Brown Todd Business of the Year with 25 or more employees- complete section B
The Sam Day, Kightlinger and Gray Professional of the Year Award- complete section C (Accountants, architects, attorneys, bankers, CEO’s, doctors, dentists, engineers, brokers or agents of insurance, real estate stock, etc., and executives of nonprofits)
The Audiacom Rising Star Award- complete section B (12-60 months in business)
gray_button The Stites & Harbison, PLLC Economic Impact Award – please see section D for details

Section B: Business

  
Businesses with less than 25 employees, Businesses with 25 or more employees and Rising Stars (12-60 months in business)
Type of Business (i.e. Manufacturing, Retail, Service, Health Care, etc
Main Product(s)
or Service(s)

How can you best describe your business’ success in the past three years? Weighted 20%
Example: increase in annual sales, increase in unit sales, etc.

Please describe the business history. Weighted 10% Include a description of the nature of business, purpose, marketing, competition, and plans for expansion.

Please describe the innovative nature of the business’s product, service or delivery as a measure of entrepreneurial skills and creativity. Weighted 20%

Please describe the major challenges that your business has faced and how it overcame those challenges. Weighted 20%

What new opportunities or markets has your business created? Weighted 20%

What is the business’ service/ contribution to the community, such as involvement in civic or professional organizations? Weighted 10%

Section C: Professional

 

Professionals (Accountants, architects, attorneys, bankers, CEO’s, doctors, dentists, engineers, brokers or agents of insurance, real estate stock, etc., and executives of nonprofits) complete this section.

Type of Business (i.e. Manufacturing, Retail, Service, Health Care, etc
Occupation
 Years in The Industry

Areas that best describe your success in the past three years. Weighted 20% Be specific: quantity growth in dollars, number of percentages, whichever applies.

Please describe your career history. Weighted 10%

How have you contributed to the success of the product or service you deliver? weighted 20%

Please describe the major challenges that your business has faced and how it overcame those challenges. Weighted 20%

How has your commitment and success to your job improved the company and community? Weighted 20%

What is your service/ contribution to the community, such as involvement in civic or professional organizations? Weighted 10

Section D: Economic Impact Project:

This award will be presented to a new or existing business that has positively impacted the area’s growth through expansion and/or location in Clark or Floyd Counties . Criteria will include the amount of capital invested, number of new jobs created and retained, and overall economic impact on the region.

Nominees for this recognition will be supplied by Economic Development.

All entries must be in the One Southern Indiana
Office no later than 5:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, April 14, 2010.


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