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Updated list of Small Business Award Nominees

Nominations are now closed. Here is the full list of nominees for 2025!

If you are listed here, please check for emails sent on May 19 & June 3 which include the link to apply. You now have until COB on Friday, June 13 to send in your applications. If your company is listed below but you haven’t received an email, it may have gone to someone else at your company. Please email Ashley Engles-Ross at aengles-ross@hsvchamber.org for assistance.

Company Nominees

  • 116 Noble
  • Accounting Complete
  • AD4! Group, LLC
  • Aetos Systems, Inc.
  • AFS Foundation & Waterproofing Specialists
  • AGAPE of North Alabama
  • Air Essentials, Inc.
  • Always Endure
  • Ampersand Solutions Group, Inc.
  • Anglin Reichmann Armstrong, P.C.
  • Apartment Association of North Alabama
  • Applied Companies
  • Applied Technology Solutions, Inc.
  • A-P-T Research, Inc. (APT)
  • Around the Curtain Children’s Theatre
  • Arts Huntsville
  • Aum Foundation
  • AUSA Redstone – Huntsville Chapter
  • Bailor Group LLC
  • Banner Defense, Inc.
  • Baron Critical Weather Institute
  • BASF Corporation
  • Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
  • Bold Agency, LLC
  • Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
  • Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville
  • Brooks and Collier Commercial
  • Butler Snow LLP
  • Cahaba Federal Solutions
  • Carpet One Huntsville
  • Chapman Sisson Architects, Inc.
  • Christmas Charities Year Round
  • ChurchStreet Family Businesses
  • Cintel, Inc.
  • City of Madison Senior Center
  • Computer Troubleshooters/CT Business Solutions
  • Connected Logistics
  • CoreSouth, LLC
  • Cortina Solutions, LLC
  • Cove Chiropractic, Inc.
  • Craig Comfort Control
  • Created Solutions, Inc.
  • Davidson
  • DCS Corporation
  • Dean Commercial Real Estate, Inc.
  • Designs by Essence, LLC
  • Dominion Senior Living at Fleming Farms
  • Donny’s Diamond Gallery
  • Downtown Rescue Mission
  • Dream Theatre
  • Dryer Vent Squad of Huntsville
  • Emerald City Initiatives, Inc.
  • Enable Madison County
  • enGenius Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Erica Lane Enterprises, Inc.
  • F&B Law Firm P.C.
  • First Stop, Inc.
  • Five Star Breaktime Solutions
  • Five Stones Research Corporation
  • Fleur de Leigh
  • Float Huntsville
  • Focus Physiotherapy Huntsville
  • Food Bank of North Alabama
  • Foundation Title and Escrow FTE
  • Freedom Real Estate & Capital, LLC
  • GigaParts, Inc.
  • Global Technical Systems
  • Good Company Cafe
  • Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC
  • Grandparents As Parents (GAP)
  • Gray Analytics
  • Gray Operations Group Inc.
  • Greater Huntsville Humane Society
  • GTEC
  • Habitat For Humanity of the River Valley
  • Haley’s Flooring and Interiors
  • Heaven’s Hideaway Wellness Spa, LLC
  • Huntsville Association of Small Businesses in Advanced Technology (HASBAT)
  • Headshot HSV
  • HEALS, Inc.
  • Henderson Roofing, Inc.
  • Home Instead Senior Care
  • Honeycomb CPAs & Advisors
  • Horizon Point Consulting, Inc.
  • HOTWORX Madison, Clift Farm
  • HSG, LLC
  • Huntsville Cardiovascular Clinic, PC
  • Huntsville Committee of 100
  • Huntsville Community of Hope
  • Huntsville Decorating Center, Inc.
  • Huntsville Emergency Medical Services, Inc. (HEMSI)
  • Huntsville Havoc
  • Huntsville Painting LLC
  • Hyatt Place Huntsville/Research Park
  • Interweave Technologies
  • Invariant Corporation
  • Investor’s Resource
  • ITC Defense Corp.
  • Ivaldi Engineering
  • iXpressGenes, Inc.
  • JBS Solutions, Inc.
  • Jesse Stutts, Inc.
  • JIT Services, LLC
  • Johnston, Moore & Weston
  • JP Morgan Chase Bank
  • JS Solutions
  • Kids to Love Foundation
  • L3 Harris Technologies, Inc.
  • Lankford & Battle Allstate Insurance Agency
  • Leadership Greater Huntsville
  • Legacy 4 Korean War Veterans Foundation
  • Legitimate Leadership USA
  • Lighthouse Services
  • Limbaugh Orthodontics, PC – Dr. Lindsay Limbaugh, DMD, MS
  • Longview Financial Advisors, Inc.
  • MAC Global Promotions, LLC
  • MAD Security
  • Madison City Community Orchestra
  • Making Smiles Orthodontics
  • Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC
  • MDW Associates
  • Meister LLC
  • MH Hospitality
  • Mighty Dog Roofing
  • Miltope
  • Minuteman Press
  • Mission Multiplier Consulting
  • Mojana Soaps
  • Momentum Leaders
  • Monte Sano Research Corporation
  • Morell Engineering, Inc.
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Mr. Electric of Huntsville
  • MTA, Inc.
  • Murphy Homes
  • NAI Chase Commercial Realty, Inc.
  • New Beginnings Family Law, P.C.
  • Next Step Farms
  • NexTech Solutions LLC
  • NextOp
  • NMR Consulting
  • nou Systems, Inc.
  • O2B Kids Capshaw
  • O2B Kids Monrovia
  • Organizing Huntsville
  • OsteoStrong Crestwood
  • Outpost Technologies, Inc.
  • PeopleTec, Inc.
  • Phoenix
  • Pinot’s Palette
  • PPG Aerospace
  • PPT Solutions, Inc.
  • Preservation Co., LLC
  • PZI Group
  • Quality Quick Printing, Inc.
  • R2C Inc.
  • Radiance Technologies, Inc.
  • Reason, Inc.
  • Red Door Homes of Huntsville, LLC
  • Redmond Construction Company LLC
  • Relax and Release Shampoo and Sleep Spa
  • ReLogic Research, Inc.
  • RE/MAX Alliance, The Pugh Group
  • Residences at WellPoint
  • Rocket MEP LLC
  • Rocket City HR Consulting
  • Rocket City Insurance Group
  • Roosevelt & Co.
  • Rose Pelvic Physiotherapy
  • Rosenblum Realty, Inc.
  • S3, Inc.
  • Safesplash Swim Labs
  • SAIC
  • Science & Engineering Services, LLC (SES)
  • Seabrook Solutions, LLC
  • Simulation Technologies, Inc. (SimTech)
  • SkyfireAI
  • Sleep in Heavenly Peace AL – Huntsville
  • Sloss Digital, LLC
  • Solid Ground Counseling Center
  • Sound Source Productions, Inc.
  • Southern Wagyu Meat Market
  • SpaceFactory, Inc.
  • Spur
  • Stanley Landscaping & Construction Inc.
  • Stovehouse Properties, LLC
  • Stratagem Solutions, Inc.
  • Strategic Alliance Business Group (SABG)
  • STUDIO 60 Senior Center
  • Taco Mama
  • Tellini’s Pasta Market
  • Textron Inc.
  • The CARE Center 
  • The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship
  • THE COMPANY You Keep LLC
  • The Dance Factor
  • The ELM Foundation
  • The Rosé Society, Inc.
  • The Schools Foundation
  • The Westmoreland Company
  • Three Notch Group
  • Touronimo
  • Transcend, The Fearless Company
  • Trigon Cyber, Inc.
  • Twickenham Advisors
  • TWO MEN AND A TRUCK HUNTSVILLE
  • UCP of Huntsville and Tennessee Valley, Inc.
  • Unanet
  • United Launch Alliance (ULA)
  • University Pickers
  • VETS, LLC
  • Welcome Home Magazine
  • Window World of Huntsville
  • Wiregrass Construction Company, Inc.
  • Yedla Management Company
  • Y-tec Keylex Toyotetsu Alabama (YKTA)

Community Impact Award Nominees

  • Around the Curtain Children’s Theatre
  • Bailor Group
  • ChurchStreet Family Businesses
  • Freedom Real Estate & Capital, Inc.
  • SkyfireAI
  • Stretch Zone – Hampton Cove
  • Three Notch Group

Individual Award Nominees

Russell G. Brown Executive Leadership Award

  • Paul Andrzejewski, HigherEchelon, Inc.
  • Bob Baron, Baron Critical Weather Institute
  • Lindsay Barron, Rocket City Mom
  • Chris Bell, Applied Companies
  • Marie Bostick, Land Trust of North Alabama
  • Mel Bowers, Relax and Release Shampoo and Sleep Spa
  • Jeremy Conway, MAD Security
  • Melissa Davis, MTA
  • Allison Dillon-Jauken, Arts Huntsville
  • KC Bertling, Legacy 4 Korean War Veterans
  • Jeanne Greer, The Schools Foundation
  • Michael Haley, Haley’s Flooring and Interiors
  • Beth Haynes, Christmas Charities Year Round
  • Amber James, New Beginnings Family Law
  • Dale Jobes, Cintel, Inc.
  • Dave Johnson, Banner Defense, Inc.
  • Mandy Kilgore, Huntsville Community of Hope
  • Danny Levis, Invariant Corporation
  • Lindsay Limbaugh, Limbaugh Orthodontics, PC
  • Keith Lowhorne, Grandparents as Parents (GAP)
  • Lee Marshall, Kids to Love Foundation
  • Heather Mason, HEALS, Inc.
  • Shari Moxley, Investor’s Resource
  • Anna Nicely, Around the Curtain Children’s Theatre
  • Keith Overholt, Downtown Rescue Mission
  • Tamra Ozbolt, Emerald City Initiatives
  • Jason Parks, Refuge Church
  • Joseph Paull, NexTech Solutions LLC
  • J. Brent Romine, nou Systems, Inc.
  • Carey Rosenblum, Rosenblum Realty, Inc.
  • Mark Russell, Huntsville Sports Commission
  • Dr. Annie Saylor, Simulation Technologies, Inc.
  • John Schmitt, iXpressGenes
  • Sameer Singhal, CFD Research
  • David Alan Smith, Victory Solutions
  • Jason Thompson, VETS, LLC
  • Mike Verhage, TriVector Services, Inc.
  • Mary Ila Ward, Horizon Point Consulting, Inc.
  • Robert Wilson, R2C Inc
  • Danny Windham, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
  • PeggyLee Wright, THE COMPANY You Keep, LLC
  • Danny Yancey, Stovehouse Properties, LLC
  • Jonathan Zecher, Focus Physiotherapy

Young Professional of the Year

  • Ike Alexander, Henderson Roofing, Inc.
  • Ian Allen, Applied Technology Solutions
  • Jim Barre, PE, MBA – Goodwn Mills Cawood
  • Eric Bonds, Ivaldi Engineering
  • Jacob Bridges, SouthState Bank
  • Lauren Chenoweth, Merrimack Hall
  • Alisa Clark, Welcome Home Huntsville Magazine
  • Michael Clark, The Dance Factor
  • Jacqueline Egbujo, Huntsville Housing Authority
  • Dr. Sha’Rose Erion, Rose Pelvic Physiotherapy
  • Lauren Gowins, Bold Agency
  • Josh Gregory, Intrepid LLC
  • Zach Griffin, Mission Multiplier
  • Karla Hildebrand Cheatham, NMR Consulting
  • Jessica Koelker-Davis, Cove Chiropractic
  • Paige McAlister, PeopleTec
  • Connor McLeod, SpaceFactory Inc.
  • Crista Meeks, Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville Hotel and Spa
  • Christine Mitchell, U.S. Army Materiel Command
  • Jel Mojana, Mojana
  • Allison Moody – Johnston, Moore & Weston
  • Kaki Morrow, Huntsville Botanical Garden
  • Essence Nesbit, Designs by Essence
  • Angela Ozbolt, Good Company Cafe
  • Jeffrey Parnell, AIA, CSI, CDT, NCARB – Goodwyn Mills Cawood
  • Andrew Reiland, Reason, Inc.
  • John Roberts, Freedom Real Estate & Capital, LLC
  • John Mark Russell, Towne Park Animal Care Center
  • Caitlin Sampson, TriVector Services, Inc.
  • Travis Spencer, Victory Solutions
  • Camryn Suggs, Valentina’s Pizzeria & Wine Bar
  • Tiara Trudeau-Gullotta, Sultry Company
  • Blake Williams, Limestone County Economic Development Association
  • Hannah Williams, BJRS Inc. dba Home Instead
  • Kendall Williams, First Stop Inc.

Small Business Champion of the Year

  • Cory Ausderau, Rocket City Trash Pandas
  • Sonya Bailor, Bailor Group
  • KC Bertling, Legacy 4 Korean War Veterans
  • Coby Boswell, NXTSTEP FAMILY LAW, P.C.
  • Julia Cherry, Good Company Cafe
  • Stephanie Childers, Float Huntsville
  • Michael Clark, The Dance Factor
  • Phoenix De La Pena, We Rock the Spectrum Huntsville
  • Chad Gilreath, Lighthouse Services and Benefits
  • Abby Haley, Haley’s Furnishings
  • Lauren Harris, Pinot’s Palette
  • Jennifer Hoffman Little, MH Hospitality
  • Trent Iley, Dryer Vent Squad of Huntsville
  • Kera Kiernan, CoreSouth LLC
  • Robin Kramer, Next Step Farms
  • Lisa Mays, The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurs
  • Jel Mojana, Mojana
  • Jeff Olson, JEDORI PC Services, Inc dba CT Business Solutions/Computer Troubleshooters
  • Mason Robinson, Huntsville Paintings and Coatings
  • John Schmitt, iXpressGenes
  • Matt Schuster, Sound Source Productions
  • Sydney Simpson, Making Smiles Orthodontics
  • Bret Slaton, Bret Slaton Homes, Inc.
  • Scott Stevens, Summit 7 Systems
  • Kristin Stitt, Safesplash
  • Rachel Sullivan, Solid Ground Counseling
  • Tiara Trudeau-Gullotta, Sultry Company
  • Christopher Udall, gener8tor
  • Rebecca Whited, Around the Curtain Children’s Theatre

If you are listed above, congratulations! Please check your email — we sent out the application link the afternoon of Monday, May 19. Applications are now due by COB on Friday, June 13.

IMPORTANT DETAILS BELOW – Small Businesses and nonprofits applying for a small business award, please read:

  • MUST be a current Chamber Member in good standing. Click here to login and check your membership status. 
  • MUST hold a valid business license in Huntsville/Madison County or be a nonprofit organization with a valid IRS tax exemption certificate.
  • MUST be independently owned and operated/Nonprofits MUST operate independently from any government.
  • MUST be within the required employee count (under 250 employees); the only exception is the Engineering and Defense category. Employee count is the total number of employees in ALL locations.
    • Applications will be accepted in the Engineering and Defense category for companies that are: Small (≤100 employees), Medium (101-300 employees), and Large (301+). An award will be made in each size category.
  • MUST have been actively in business or operating a minimum of 3 years by September 4, 2025; the only exception is the Emerging Business category.
    • Applicants in the Emerging Business category may not be more than 3 years old by September 4, 2025.
  • MUST not have received any of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Small Business Award(s) in the last 3 years, excluding Young Professional of the Year or the Russell G. Brown Executive Leadership Award.
  • Applicants should apply in the category that most accurately represents 75% of the services or products they offer.
  • To be considered in more than one category, the applicant MUST qualify as a Minority-Owned, military Veteran-Owned, or Woman-Owned company (and must indicate on the application in which category they want to be considered).
    • To qualify as a Minority-Owned, military Veteran-Owned, or Woman-Owned company, the company MUST be 51% owned and operated by a minority, military Veteran, or woman respectively.  
  • If competing in more than one category you are ONLY eligible to receive ONE award.
  • Awards will only be given in categories with 3 or more valid contenders.
  • A completed application MUST be submitted by the application deadline (June 13, 2025) in order to compete.
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