Process

Anyone may nominate any family business for this annual award. Nominees will then be requested to complete and submit an application form within two months. An impartial panel of five judges will review each application based on the criteria below, and award the trophy to the firms that best met or explained their position on these criteria. For the last two years, the judges awarded winners in a large and small category. Previous award winners are not eligible for nomination this year, however, recipients of an Honorable Mention are eligible to win the award. If you would like to nominate a family firm for this magnificent custom designed award, please complete the nomination and submit it via the web-form below, or print it and mail/fax it to

Director
Institute for Family-Owned Business
Abromson Community Education Center
45 Exeter Street
Portland, Maine 04104-9300
Fax: 207.780.5963

If you have any questions, please call (207) 780-5935.

Completed applications will be evaluated based on success or explanation in the following criteria (these are described in further detail on the application form):

• Family Participation
• Succession Planning
• Communication
• Business Success
• Work Environment
• Community Involvement
  

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Download the Form

The nomination form is available for downloading in both MS Word and PDF formats. The MS Word version can be filled out electronically and emailed to tomj@fambusiness.org, or printed and filled out by hand and mailed to Tom Juenemann, Director, Institute for Family-Owned Business, Abromson Community Education Center, 45 Exeter Street, Portland, ME 04104-9300. The PDF version can be opened using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader application.

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