The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2021 Up and Comer Awards is July 22nd.

Partnering with SFBW on our signature events will position your organization in front of more than 117,000 of South Florida’s top, C-Level executives through our publications and digital media. In addition, partners are given the opportunity to mingle with the area’s business elite at our exclusive networking events and cocktail receptions.

WHY SPONSOR A SFBW SIGNATURE EVENT?

• Our high profile award programs and events generate new business opportunities through brand awareness, sales leads, networking and entertaining. These awards bring together the community in a positive way to recognize, reward and celebrate outstanding professionals and community advocates.
• Sponsors will benefit from visibility in our multimedia marketing campaign including both print and digital promotion.
• The promotional period will commence six months prior to the awards event. Sponsors will receive advertising and branding through the South Florida Business & Wealth publications, our website, social media, email blasts sent to over 50,000 local professionals, the awards special section and in the awards day program.

If you would like to sponsor South Florida Business & Wealth’s 2020 Up & Comer Awards, please contact Associate Publisher Clayton Idle at (954) 666-5304 or email [email protected]

Nominations are sought from the public and judging is led by Editor-in-Chief Kevin Gale, who has 30 years of experience as a business journalist in South Florida.

Judging process is based off of the nominees profession not company industry. For example, if nominee is in the marketing department of an accounting firm, the category used for the nomination should be marketing.

The judging criteria are:

• Seniority in the organization and the size and scope of the organization
• Professional accomplishments, included career path and specific achievements
• Giving back through professional, charitable and civic achievements
• Educational achievements
• Nominees must be under the age of 40

We will celebrate the Honorees during a cocktail reception and an awards ceremony. Honorees will also be featured in an issue of SFBW.