Nominate a Business Professional Today!
We can’t honor the special women in our community without your help! Please take some time to nominate a professional you think deserves to be recognized using the forms below.
Hurry! Deadline to nominate is Friday, June 27th, 2025
Please gather all materials before submission, and for one category only
*Attendance is required for winners*
Business Leader of the Year
Each year the Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce recognizes a remarkable individual who exemplifies the qualities of outstanding leadership, exceptional business acumen and selfless service to the community. Businesses and individuals are invited to submit nominations no later than June 27, 2025.
Criteria
The Accolades nomination process is designed to recognize individuals that go above and beyond in their contributions to business, leadership, and community impact. Nominees should not only meet the outlined criteria but strive to demonstrate excellence beyond their daily responsibilities. Each nomination should clearly articulate how the individual excels in the listed categories, providing tangible examples of leadership, innovation, and service. They don’t have to meet each criteria, but the more they have the more strong the nomination. To ensure fairness, nominees are not automatically finalists; rather, a select group will be chosen based on merit, with up to nine finalists for Business Leader of the Year. To enhance the submission process, we encourage the use of a concise, well-structured narrative within character limits, ensuring clarity and impact.
Eligibility
- Nominees may be owners, consultants, or employees in a corporation, business, government or non-profit organization with a business orientation.
- Membership is not required. Nominees need not be a current or former member of SCWCC to be considered.
- SCWCC board members or SCWCC foundation board members are not eligible for nomination.
- Demonstrated leadership impact and results for her company, employees and community, through her coaching/mentoring, transparency and code of ethics.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in improving the environment for the creation and expansion of women owned businesses.
- Demonstrated philanthropic activities that benefit other women owned businesses and the Colorado Springs Community.
- Advocacy of the women-owned business community as a whole, not solely for individual personal advancement.
- Exemplified resourcefulness, despite trials and tribulations that presented themselves in the past year.
On a separate page, please provide the following
- Provide a minimum 500-word narrative that supports how the nominee has met the stated criteria and achievements in the category over the past year and should include the following:
- An example of a situation in which the nominee demonstrated strong decision-making skills and the impact her actions had on the final outcome.
- List of recognitions or acknowledgements by industry peers, or the communities in which she does business.
- A 3rd party letter of recommendation for the nominee. You are limited to two 3rd party letters of recommendation.
- Up to 125 words of biographical information on the nominee and a high resolution headshot of the nominee.
Deadline
Nominations and all support materials must be received by June 27, 2025 via the online submission form. A high-resolution headshot photo MUST accompany the nomination and the narrative. The nomination must be complete upon submission, or it will not be accepted.
For questions, please see the nomination guidelines online, call 719-442-2007, or email info@scwcc.com. Annual Awards will be presented on August 12, 2025 – and all nominees must be available to accept the award in person, at the event or will be disqualified.