Vote for your favorite Locally Owned Businesses!

Through the month of  March is open voting for ALL nominees who qualify. ONE VOTE PER EMAIL

Follow the links below to find a specific category.

• WGNS Good Neighbor of the Year
• Best Social Media
• Best Customer Service
• Best Nonprofit
• Best Restaurant
• Cultivate Coworking Best New Business
• Best Event
• Best Night Out
• Best Retail Shop
• Best Service
• Best Locally Owned Franchise
• Business of the Year
• Local Legacy

WGNS Good Neighbor of the Year

This award is presented to a locally owned business or business owner who has given of themselves to the community throughout the year. This business or business owner is known for giving back to the community, not just financially, but with time and effort and never seems to want recognition.

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Best Social Media

This award is presented to a locally owned business that uses social media in a positive way. Whether the business posts are encouraging, positive or entertaining, this business uses social media in such a way that they get noticed.

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Best Customer Service Award

This award is presented to the locally owned business that ensures customer needs are handled quickly and efficiently. Day after day, they are answering questions, finding information, and providing assistance. This locally owned business strives to keep their customers for life.

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Best Nonprofit

This award is presented to a local nonprofit organization that strives to strengthen our community. Regardless of who the nonprofit serves, they enrich our community by giving back and making the area better through service, kindness and charitable acts throughout our county.

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Best Restaurant

This award is presented to a locally owned restaurant that exceeds expectations through food quality, customer service and overall atmosphere. When you visit this restaurant, you always leave wanting to come back for more and you tell everyone you meet about it.

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Cultivate Coworking Best New Business

This award is presented to a locally owned business that has been around for less than 4 years. This business impresses you with either goods OR services. New to the scene, this business has impressed you in one way or another.

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Best Event

This award is presented to a local business or organization that puts on an amazing event. Whether it is a fundraising occasion or community event, they create an event that either gives back to or creates an opportunity for community. This event is a memorable one in the community.

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Best Night Out

This award is presented to a locally owned business that provides a fun, entertaining and inviting place for a night out. This is a place where you could go for a date and enjoy the town. NOT JUST A RESTAURANT, this would be a business that provides a service or experience that you want to tell your friends about.

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Best Retail Shop

This award is presented to a locally owned business that does RETAIL. They provide an amazing business that has goods for sale, such as clothes, gifts, flowers, etc. This business is known for having the best products for sale with the best service around.

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Best Service 

This award is presented to the locally owned business that provides a professional service to the public, such as Lawyers, Pest Control, Carpet Cleaning, etc. They are known in the community as the go to place for the service they provide.

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Locally Owned Franchise 

A locally owned franchise is a business in our community that has bought into a franchise, big or small. What makes it locally owned is that all decisions are made by the franchise owner, who lives in and contributes to the local community.

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Business of the Year Award

This award is presented to a locally owned business that goes above and beyond for the community. This business is known for its outstanding customer service and leadership in your area. This is the locally owned business that you think of when you think about your town, the place that you can’t imagine your neighborhood without.

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Local Legacy

This award is presented to a locally owned business that has been at the core of writing our city’s story through the years. A staple in our community, this business has been in our town for at least 20 years and continues their legacy of providing a needed service.

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DISCLAIMER: Voting is open through the month of March for ALL  nominees who qualify. Nominees were carefully researched to confirm locally owned or locally owned franchises. If you see an error, please email locallyownedboro@gmail.com
We hope businesses and the public can appreciate the nature of the awards and celebrate with us.

ONE VOTE PER EMAIL