TPO & WC Nissan’s Rosario Win Awards; Cofini, Brandon Legal, Shred 360 & The Porter Family Also Honored

abidnessawards5Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) CEO Hope Allen called it, “the top event of my 15-year Chamber career” and I don’t believe that anyone who attended the WCCC’s “Celebrating Excellence in Business” awards (held, for the first time, at Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, and sponsored by the Parks Auto Group) would even try to could argue with her.

Congrats to all of the evening’s award winners (clockwise from top left) — Stacey Nance of the Tampa Premium Outlets, which won Large Business of the Year honors; Business Leader of the Year Jay Rosario of Wesley Chapel Nissan; Small Business of the Year Brandon Legal Group; Volunteer of the Year Jennifer Cofini of the Parks Auto Group, Quinn Miller (left) of the Porter Family, which took home the Chamber’s 2016 Legacy Award (shown with WCCC Board chair Tracy Clouser of Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel); and Cam Caudle of Shred 360, which won the first “New Business of the Year.” award.

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WCCC’s “Excellence In Business” Awards Seeking Nominations

taylorThe Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) is looking for the best of Wesley Chapel and New Tampa.

The WCCC has begun accepting nominations for the its annual “Excellence In Business” awards banquet, which will be held on Thursday, November 10, at a site still to be determined, at least at our press time.

Nominations for the area’s best small and large businesses and business leaders will continue through Friday, September 16, and can be entered via the WCCC’s website at WesleyChapelChamber.com or by calling the WCCC offices at 994-8534 for more information.

Businesses nominated will then go through an application process, with applications due by Friday, October 7, with finalists in several categories announced at the banquet. The winners are chosen by a panel of their peers.

“This is the culmination of our year, where we get to celebrate the business accomplishments of our members,’’ says Hope Allen, the CEO of the WCCC. “It’s a great honor and very prestigious just to be nominated.”

Winners are chosen based upon their demonstrated commitment to the advancement of the Wesley Chapel business community and various other factors.

There are Excellence In Business categories for best Small Business (0-49 employees), best Large Business (50+ employees), Business Leader of the Year (for founders, owners, CEOs and presidents), New Business of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.

Last year’s “Excellence in Business” winners were Samantha Taylor and her Pure Health & Fitness Studios (Small Business), Wesley Chapel Nissan (Large Business), Troy Stevenson of Wesley Chapel Nissan (Volunteer of the Year) and John Jr. & David Williams of Wesley Chapel Toyota (Business Leaders of the Year).

Wesley Chapel Chamber Announces 'Excellence In Business' Finalists

awardsIt’s that time of year, time for the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) to name the year’s best nominated local businesses for its annual “Celebrating Excellence In Business” awards banquet, which will be held on Thursday, September 10, at Saddlebrook Resort & Spa off S.R. 54.

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