Finalists for Alabama’s Small Business of the Year Awards selected

With Small Business Saturday almost here, now is a perfect time to look at the impressive list of finalists for the coveted Small Business Awards of Alabama.

Presented by the partnership between the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (CCAA) and the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), these annual awards recognize the very best of the state’s small business.

This year, 45 small businesses in the Yellowhammer State have been named as finalists for “Alabama’s Small Business of the Year” recognition. All of the award finalists will be honored at the CCAA/BCA Partnership Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Friday, December 7 at 11:30 am at the Harbert Center in Birmingham.

In addition, four award finalists will be recognized as a winner in each of the award categories, a distinction that marks the state’s very best small businesses based on a variety of civic and professional standards.

Here are the finalists, broken down by category in alphabetical order:

Emerging Category (business has been operating less than five years) –

• Alabama Pediatric Therapy Services
• ELSAJA, Montgomery
• MRaine Industries, LLC
• Autaugaville Rack & Reel Sports Grill, Camden
• Ross House Coffee, Auburn
• Southern Ale House, Tuscaloosa
• The Forge, Birmingham
• The Honeysuckle Café, Rogersville
• Traditions of Athens, Athens
• Vinehouse Nursery, Alabaster
• West Avenue Boutique, Trussville

1-10 Employee Category –

• Blue Fish, Mobile
• Brindley’s Family Pharmacy, Albertville
• Bryant Bank, Trussville
• Elite Business Systems, Gadsden
• Horizon Point Consulting, Inc., Decatur
• OrangeTheory Fitness, Auburn
• Payroll Vault, Mobile
• Sandra Nickel Hat Team Realtors, Montgomery
• Sawyer Solutions, Pelham
• Strock Insurance Agency, Prattville
• Ugo, Tuscaloosa
• Wyndy, Birmingham

11-50 Employee Category –

• A & H Equipment (Ironworks of Alabama), Albertville
• ACE All-Stars of Gadsden, Rainbow City
• Behind the Glass, Auburn
• Brown Studio Architects, Montgomery
• Campbell Hardware and Sporting Goods, Robertsdale
• Complete Cleaners, Trussville
• Heritage House, Tuscaloosa
• J.R.’s Lawnmower Shop, Opp
• Kentucky Fried Chicken, Selma
• LEK Technology Group LLC, Prattville
• o2ideas, Birmingham
• Pelham Eye Care, Pelham

51-100 Employee Category –

• Christian & Small, Birmingham
• Cosmos Restaurant & Bar, Orange Beach
• Gilbert & Baugh Ford, Albertville
• LSINC Corporation, Huntsville
• Publix- Hamilton Place, Auburn
• River Bank & Trust, Prattville
• Team One Toyota, Rainbow City
• Thames Batre’, Mobile

Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn