The McDowell Chamber of Commerce



The McDowell Chamber of Commerce

Presents

The Eleventh Annual

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Sponsored by:

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Spotlighting McDowell County’s Fastest-Growing Businesses

Deadline for Nominations: Thursday, November 29, 2019

(Please print or Type)

Company Name: ___________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________

City: ______________________ State: _______________________ Zip Code: __________

Phone: ____________________ Fax: _________________ E-mail: ____________________

Chief Decision Maker________________________ Title: ___________________________

1. What is the primary business of your company? _____________________________________

2. What is the location of your company’s headquarters?

City: _________________________ County:___________________ State:_____________

3. Circle any of the following which best describe your organization:

A. Sole Proprietorship C: LLC E: Franchise

B. Corporation D: Partnership F: Non-Profit

4. In what year was your company founded? ___________

5. How many people do you employ full time? __________ part time? __________

6. How many employees at your McDowell County location for the following years? (Two part-time positions count as one full-time position.)

2016: _______ 2017: _______ 2018: ______

7. What is the percent change in gross revenues for the following periods?

• 2015 to 2016: _____% • 2016 to 2017: _____% • 2017 to 2018: _____%

8. Any other pertinent information about your business that should be considered for the award?

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9. Questionnaire completed by [please print]: _______________________________________ Title: ________________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________________ Ext: __________

Signature: ________________________________ Date: ________

If your firm is identified as a Tom Johnson Entrepreneurship Award winner, who should be contacted?

Name: ____________________________ Phone: ___________________ Ext: _______

Deadline for Returning this Qualification Form: Thursday, November 29, 2019.

Please return to: Steve Bush, Executive Director, McDowell Chamber of Commerce 1170 W. Tate St. Marion, NC 28752 • sbush@

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Background of Award:

In 1967, an outdoorsman and school principal named Tom Johnson decided to forgo his career in the Marion, NC school system to pursue a new business he was passionate about: RVs and the RV lifestyle. What began with five pop-up campers sold and serviced out of Tom’s front yard has evolved into one of the largest and most respected RV dealerships, campsites and RV service centers in the nation – Tom Johnson Camping Center. Although the company outgrew its initial humble location, its staff remains true to the original passion and foundation established in its home-grown beginnings: at Tom Johnson Camping Center, customers are family. Commitments to quality and customer satisfaction are the cornerstones of the Tom Johnson Camping Center philosophy.

This achievement was recognized in September 2008 when RV Business magazine chose Tom Johnson Camping Center as one of only five “Blue Ribbon” dealerships in the nation and also presented the Center with the first-ever Dave Altman Award for Service Excellence.

Deadline for Returning this Qualification Form is Thursday November 29, 2018.

Sponsored by:

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Eligibility Criteria

(1) Average growth of 5% or more over the past three years;

(2) Payroll 1-300 employees;

(3) Company headquarters located in western NC; (Individual franchise operators are eligible.)

(4) Current member of the McDowell Chamber

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