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2025 Tempe Chamber Awards: Call for Nominations

Nomination Deadline is Friday, April 18, 2025 

The Tempe  Chamber of Commerce is now accepting award nominations for our 2025 Business Excellence Awards. Please take a few minutes to submit a nomination and help your favorites be recognized! The Chamber encourages nominations from the public and designates a committee to review and choose winners. Winners are chosen based on how well they meet the award criteria, not by number of votes.

Nominate or apply by April 18, 2025! Don't miss this chance to showcase your business's excellence!

2025 Award Categories are:

Small Business (1-50 employees)

Large Business (51+ employees)

Nonprofit of the Year

Volunteer of the Year

First Responder of the Year

The Cool Place to Work 

Innovation & Sustainability Award

Tempe Leadership Award 

and Spirit of Tempe! 

For a list of category descriptions, email events@tempechamber.org 

Nomination Guidelines

Nominations for the 2025 Business Excellence Awards must be received by April 18, 2025.

All nominees must be a Tempe business or Tempe Chamber member.

Nominees may apply to multiple categories; however, each company or individual may receive only one award. Award winners from the last 2 years will not be eligible to win again in the same category.

Up to three finalists will be selected per category by the Selection Committee; one winner will be selected from each category.

Self-nominations will be accepted and are encouraged. 

The Selection Committee is composed of community members, members of the Tempe Chamber, the board chair, and previous award recipients.

Winners receive:

Recognition during the program

Award engraved with company name

Official award winner logo

Featured on the Tempe Lifestyle Magazine

Digital and social media recognition

Finalists receive:

Finalist logo

Recognition at the event program

Digital and social media recognition

To nominate, click on the link: NOMINATE NOW!

Huge thanks to our 2025 Sponsors! 

Presenting Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Copper Sponsors