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CED Excellence Awards Nomination Form

Nominations will be accepted until early September, so nominate an individual, family-owned business, or small business, including your own, by submitting the online nomination form for 2025. Note that nominees do not need to be current members of the Jim Walcott Family Enterprise Center or working with the Arkansas Small Business Technology and Development Center. 

All award categories are listed below. 

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  • The business must be located in Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, or Polk counties in Arkansas or Le Flore or Sequoyah counties in Oklahoma.
  • Nominations will be accepted into September 2025.
  • Businesses and individuals CAN nominate themselves and are encouraged to do so.
  • Nominees DO NOT need to be current members of the UAFS Jim Walcott Family Enterprise Center or Small Business Technology and Development Center.
  • To qualify for a small business award, the business must have no more than 50 employees.
  • To qualify for a family-owned business award, the business should have at least two family members actively participating in company management, and the family must have a controlling interest in the business.
  • To qualify for the “Advisor of the Year Award,” the individual should be primarily engaged in providing resources to either family or small businesses.
  • One nomination per person/per award, but multiple people within an organization can nominate.

Nominator Information


Business/Individual Being Nominated


Award Information