The Small Business of the Year Award is given to a business with 15 or fewer employees and a physical address in Washington County that has demonstrated any or all of the following:  product or service quality, innovation, community involvement, high standards in business practice, and a commitment to Washington County and the community.  

*Please Note: 

1. The organization must have a physical location in Washington County. 

2. If any of the information provided with this form is inaccurate or incomplete, the nomination will be invalid. 

3. The organization you are nominating will be contacted using the information provided with this form.

4. Winners of the Small Business of the Year Award from the past five years are not eligible to be considered for the 2025 Small Business of the Year Award.

(Congrats to the winners of the past five years: University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, Saunders Tax & Accounting, Innovative Inc., Washington County Commission on Aging, Sprint)

5. Finalists for the Small Business of the Year Award from the past two years are not eligible to be considered for the 2025 Small Business of the Year Award.

(Finalists of the past two years: Stone House Urban Winery, Frederick, Seibert & Associates, Power House Studios, River Bottom Roasters)

6. Beginning in 2024, 501(c)(3) organizations are not eligible to be considered for the Small Business of the Year Award.