Here it is — our running list of Small Business Award Nominees for 2026! If you’re on the list, congratulations! Nominations are open through August 3, so if you’re not listed yet, here’s the link to nominate!
This list of nominees below was published on July 6. It will be updated again on July 20.
If you are on the list below, the next step is to fill out the application. That process will be open August 10 through September 14. We will email the link to the application to the company’s POC on August 10. Please make sure your company’s information is updated in our system.
Our Small Business Awards Gala will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Von Braun Center. Please add this to your calendar — registration will open on October 2, or you can purchase a table or sponsorship now at discounted pricing through our annual ChamberON campaign.
Company Nominees
- 4M Research, Inc.
- A-1 Appliance Parts Co., Inc.
- AC Manufacturing
- Accounting Complete
- Alabama Goods
- Alabama Lawn Masters, Inc.
- Alabama Temporary & Technical Service
- Aladdin Light Lift, Inc.
- Aleta Technologies, Inc.
- AlexandHR LLC
- Allied Digital Printing
- Allied Electric, Inc.
- Allied Supply Co Inc.
- Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc.
- AM Pierce & Associates, Inc.
- Apartment Association of North Alabama
- Apex Chiropractic & Functional Wellness
- Around the Curtain Children’s Theatre
- ATI
- Aum Foundation
- Aurex
- AUSA Redstone-Huntsville Chapter
- Axometrics, Inc.
- A-Z Office Resource (AZOR)
- AZ Technology, Inc.
- B&C Plumbing, Inc.
- BAE Systems-Electronic Systems
- Bailey-Harris Construction
- BAILOR
- Bankston Motor Homes, Inc
- Banner Defense, Inc.
- Bennett Nurseries, Inc.
- Better Business Bureau of North Alabama
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tennessee Valley
- BioImaging of Huntsville
- BizTech
- Blackwell Law Firm
- Blaze Solutions
- Bloomin’ Blinds of Huntsville, AL
- Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- BNI Alabama Northern
- Bob Wallace Appliance Sales, Inc.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama
- Bragg Furniture Co., Inc.
- Bret Slaton Homes
- Bridge Street Town Centre, a Tanger property
- Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville
- Brooks & Collier
- Bubbles Express Car Wash
- Buffalo Rock Co.
- Building and Earth Sciences, Inc.
- Burritt On The Mountain
- Butler Snow LLP
- CALIBRE Systems, Inc.
- Capstone Huntsville
- Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
- Casino Knight
- Cepeda Systems & Software Analysis, Inc.
- CFD Research Corporation
- Chapman Sisson Architects, Inc.
- ChurchStreet Family Businesses
- Cintel, Inc.
- Clearview Cancer Institute (CCI)
- Clinic for Women, P.A.
- Colliers International
- Colonial Golf Club
- Connors Steak & Seafood
- Consolidated Construction Company of Ala.
- Cornerstone Family Chiropractic
- Cove Chiropractic, Inc.
- Covenant Properties, Inc.
- CT Business Solutions
- Currie Systems, Inc.
- DataPro, LLC
- Davis Strategic Innovations, Inc.
- deciBel Research, Inc.
- Delta Research, Inc.
- Dental Professionals on Whitesburg
- Dermatology Specialists of Alabama
- Designs by Essence, LLC
- Downtown Huntsville, Inc.
- DP Associates, Inc.
- Dykes Foodservice Solutions, Inc.
- ECS
- Edward Jones – John Butterfield, CFP®, CLU®, AAMS®, Financial Advisor
- Eighth Street Community
- Elwood Staffing
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of North Alabama
- Executive Flight Center
- F1 Solutions, Inc.
- Family Services Center
- Field Day
- First Stop, Inc.
- Fleet Feet – Huntsville
- FMS Aerospace
- Foundation Title & Escrow FTE
- Four Points by Sheraton Huntsville Airport
- Free 2 Teach Foundation
- Global Ties Alabama
- Gone For Good Huntsville
- Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC)
- Gradkell Systems, Inc.
- Graham & Company, LLC
- Gray Analytics
- Greater Huntsville Humane Society
- Grisham Cummins, LLC
- Haley’s Flooring & Interiors
- HAPPI Health
- HEALS, Inc.
- Herston Painting, Inc.
- Hiley Automotive Group
- Horizon Point Consulting, Inc.
- Hundley Batts & Associates Insurance Agency, LLC
- Huntsville Coca-Cola
- Huntsville Committee of 100
- Huntsville Estate Planning Lawyer LLC
- Huntsville Learning Center
- Huntsville-Madison County 9-1-1 System
- Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center (HPRC)
- International
- Interweave Technologies
- Invisible Warriors
- JDM Solutions
- John Blue Company
- Joiner Superior Services
- Kelsey Electric Motor Service, Inc.
- L3Harris Technologies
- Landers McLarty Nissan of Huntsville
- Lankford & Battle Allstate Insurance Agency
- Lara Bryant State Farm Agency
- Laughlin Service Funeral Home & Crematory
- Lawren’s
- Leadership Greater Huntsville
- Lewis Electric Supply Co., Inc.
- LOGOS Enterprises, Inc.
- Longview Financial Advisors, Inc.
- LSINC Corporation
- MAC Global Promotions, LLC
- Mace Behavioral Health
- Madison Drugs
- Madison Electric, Inc.
- Matt Curtis Real Estate, Inc.
- Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC
- MBDA Missile Systems
- McDonald’s – Johnson Partners, Inc.
- McMeans Accounting Services, LLC
- McWilliams Marketing
- Melvin, Bibb, Segars & Associates, PC
- Mesa Associates, Inc.
- Millennium Corporation
- Miltope
- Mitchell Plastics
- Morell Engineering, Inc.
- MTA, Inc.
- My Size Marketing
- NAIDA – North Alabama Industrial Development Association
- Neighborhood Concepts, Inc.
- Next Step Farms
- Nothing But Noodles – Whitesburg
- nou Systems, Inc.
- OASYS, INC.
- Onyx Aerospace
- Outpost Technologies, Inc.
- Partnership For a Drug Free Community, Inc.
- Physicians Credentialing Services, LLC
- Poarch Creek Indians
- Powerhouse Plumbing Pros LLC
- PPG
- QTEC Aerospace
- Quality Quick Printing, Inc.
- Red Sage Communications, Inc.
- RE/MAX Alliance, The Pugh Group
- Rocket City HR Consulting
- Rocket City Tavern and Conference Center
- Rocket City Trash Pandas
- Rosenblum Realty, Inc.
- Russ Russell Commercial Real Estate
- SAIC
- Seabrook Solutions, LLC
- Silver Linings Neurodevelopment
- SRC, Inc.
- Stovehouse Properties, LLC
- Summit 7 Systems
- Taco Mama
- Taste Temptations Catering, LLC
- THE COMPANY You Keep LLC
- The Library Of
- The Rosé Society, Inc.
- Touronimo
- TriVector Services, Inc.
- UAH SBDC
- UES
- United Launch Alliance (ULA)
- Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc.
- Vervic
- Warren Averett, LLC
- Watring Technologies, Inc.
- Women’s Economic Development Council
- Window World of Huntsville
Individual Award Nominees
Russell G. Brown Executive Leadership Award
- Alice Lessmann, Cepeda Sysyems
- Carey Rosenblum, Rosenblum Realty, Inc.
- Donna Lamb, The Square Foot Huntsville Group at KW Huntsville
- Heather Mason, HEALS, Inc.
- Jared Parr, Bubbles Express Car Wash
- Lang Sims, Seabrook Solutions
- Matt Sloan, SkyfireAI
- Melissa Chavez, MAC Global Promotions, LLC
- Mike Tomlinson, SAIC
- Nancy Becher, Invisible Warriors
Young Professional of the Year
- Allison Boyd, CFD Research
- Amanda Hooten, Blaze Solutions
- Breken Laughlin, Seabrook Solutions
- Jillian Miles Massey, Horizon Point Consulting
- Juliana Denes-Walker, BAILOR
- Maggi Yancy Hill, Stovehouse
- Shaun Towry, B&C Plumbing
- Shea Balch, Colonial Golf Club
Small Business Champion of the Year
- Michelle Kloske, Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- Amy Mc Williams, McWilliams Marketing
- Angie Sandritter, Hubtricity
- Anna Nicely, Around the Curtain Children’s Theatre
- Ginger Harper, First Horizon Bank
- Jacqui Shipe, Global Ties Alabama
- Joanna White, Apollo Coalition, Inc.
- Matt Curtis, Matt Curtis Real Estate
- Robin Kramer, Next Step Farms
- Rochelle Silveira, JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
- Sonya Bailor, BAILOR
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 November 19, 2026; the only exception is the Emerging Business category.
- Applicants in the Emerging Business category may not be more than 3 years old by November 19, 2026.
- 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 (September 14, 2026) in order to compete.
