The Findlay•Hancock County area is proud of its Small Businesses and those that lead them. In recognition of these courageous and inspiring individuals and their companies, the Findlay•Hancock County Chamber of Commerce and the Findlay Publishing Company is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Small Business Awards. The 56^th Annual Small Business Awards will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Winebrenner Auditorium on the campus of University of Findlay.

The nomination form, along with award criteria, can be found online at www.FindlayHancockChamber.com/SBA.

The following is a list of awards that are currently seeking nominations:

Small Business of the Year

Sponsored by: First Federal Bank

Small Business Person of the Year

Sponsored by: University of Findlay

Customer Service Champion of the Year

Sponsored by: The Trust Company Family Offices

Family Owned Small Business Champion of the Year

Sponsored by: CompManagement Inc. (CMI) & CompManagement Health Systems (CHS)

Professional of the Year

Sponsored by: Old Fort Bank

Diversity Small Business Champion of the Year

Sponsored by: Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Agriculture Enterprise Champion of the Year

Sponsored by: Citizens National Bank

“Go Local” Small Business Champion of the Year

Sponsored by: First National Bank

Downtown Champion of the Year

Sponsored by: Fifth Third Bank

Women in Business Champion of the Year

Sponsored by: WFIN-WKXA-106.3 The Fox Radio

Small Business Manufacturing Excellence

Sponsored by: The Companies of Tall Timbers Industrial Park

ATHENA Award

Sponsored by: Huntington Bank

For more information about this, or any other Chamber of Commerce programs, call 419-422-3313 or visit FindlayHancockChamber.com.