Honoring the Companies and Entrepreneurs Driving the Middle Tennessee Economy

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VIP Party for Finalists and Winners
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Event begins at 6:45 p.m. and will run through approximately 9:30 p.m.

From emerging startups to growth companies to well-established market movers, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Entrepreneur Center’s NEXT Awards recognize Middle Tennessee companies and entrepreneurs making the most significant impact on our local economy. On Tuesday October 18, the inaugural NEXT Awards will be held at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel to honor the area’s most innovative entrepreneurs and area businesses experiencing the most significant growth in terms of revenue and employment.

Finalists and winners will be recognized in five business sectors that are especially important to the Nashville economy:

• Health Care
• Technology
• Digital Media & Entertainment
• Sustainability & Alternative Energy
• Social Enterprise
  
  In addition to the awards recognizing businesses making the greatest contributions to the local economy, individual awards for outstanding entrepreneurs will be given in the following categories:

• Young Entrepreneur
• Startup Entrepreneur
• Woman Entrepreneur
• Minority EntrepreneurEntrepreneur in each of the five business sectors above
• Legacy Entrepreneur in each of the five business sectors above
• Entrepreneur of the Year
  
  The NEXT Awards builds upon the Chamber’s Future 50 Awards, which for 19 years recognized the fastest-growing entrepreneurial businesses in Middle Tennessee. The new partnership with the Entrepreneur Center extends the concept beyond simply spotlighting emerging companies, differing from the Future 50 Awards in three important ways: public companies are now eligible to enter; three tiers have been established to recognize businesses at all stages of development (startup, growth and market mover); and individual awards will be given to entrepreneurs making an impact on the Nashville economy.