Entrepreneurs who will vie for the 2010 Spirit Awards to be unveiled on October 6!
Approximately 25 finalists, selected from a pool of more than 150 nominations (a record for the Spirit Awards!) in eight categories of awards ranging from Emerging Entrepreneur to Family Business Entrepreneur, will be announced to the public on October 6, 2010.
The nominees will be evaluated by an esteemed panel of judges which includes past Spirit Award recipients and local business leaders. All nominees and the judges will meet at a special VIP reception on October 5, after which the judges will convene in private to begin the difficult task of selecting the finalists. In addition to meeting each nominee, the judges receive comprehensive information on each nominee which includes information on the nominee's history, innovation, financial and growth results, success, and future plans.