CoVa BIZ Magazine takes pride in recognizing the BEST businesses and business people who make our region such a great community. We rely on readers like you to nominate and vote so we can determine who those best people and organizations are. Contest winners will be released in our July/August 2025 issue. Please be sure to read all of the contest rules and regulations before participating.

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Voting Period: Jan. 3 – Feb. 17, 2025 (Write-in nominations accepted until Jan.19, 2025)

Results Published: July/Aug. 2025 Issue

Rules, Regulations & Reminders:

You may vote once per category for the duration of the contest.
You may make as many nominations in as many categories as you would like but please note that your nomination serves as your vote.
- It may take up to 48-72 business hours for your nomination to be approved and appear in the ballot as each nomination is reviewed for accuracy before approval.
- A business/individual may be nominated in a maximum of 6 categories. Once they are in 6, they will not be accepted in any more categories.
Our contest winners will be those receiving the most votes overall.
CoVaBIZ reserves the right to modify all categories and contestants.

Important Note:

Any nominated business/individual found to have used a third-party service to unfairly influence their vote count will be immediately disqualified (please be aware of potential scammers who may solicit your business for this purpose.)
Any nominated business/individual offering discounts, gift certificates or other monetary rewards to customers in exchange for Best Of votes will be immediately disqualified.
Any nominated business/individual found using a fraudulent voting system will be immediately disqualified.

For any contest questions or concerns, please contact Marketing Associate Mercedes Bethune at mbethune@vgnet.com