The Up & Comer Awards were created to honor young professionals who have achieved excellence in their careers, shown a commitment to their community and demonstrated leadership. The categories are:
Accounting | Banking | Construction | Education | Finance | Healthcare | Hospitality | Insurance | Law | Manufacturing
Marketing | Non-Profit | Professional Services | Public Relations | Real Estate | Technology
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:
The winners in each category will be announced during a cocktail reception and an awards ceremony. Winners will also be featured in an issue of SFBW.
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