Nominations are now open for the Guam Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious 2025 Guam Business Hall of Fame Laureate Awards, which pay tribute to outstanding companies and business leaders who have made exceptional contributions to business growth on the island.
There are two categories for the Laureate award — individual and company.
Any individual or for-profit enterprise licensed to do business on Guam is eligible for the award.
Laureates to the Guam Business Hall of Fame will be selected on the basis of key criteria.
Individuals must:
- Be recognized as a model entrepreneur, having their own money at risk in the spirit of free enterprise, and having made a significant contribution to the success of their company or profession
- Have developed a company or structure that enhanced productivity, quality and profits
- Have served as a role model, and encouraged others to be entrepreneurs
- Have demonstrated civic and corporate leadership
- Have resided or worked on Guam at least 10 years
Companies must:
- Be recognized as having been a successful business for at least 10 years and was/is a credit to their industry
- Have developed a product or service that met community needs
- Have demonstrated successful management of resources to enhance productivity and profitability over an extended period of time
- Have maintained good labor/management relations, and encouraged others to be entrepreneurs
- Have demonstrated outstanding commitment to community involvement
The deadline for nominations is at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27.
The selection will be made by a panel of judges composed of representatives from the business community and the community at large.
The 2025 Laureate and Business Laureate will be inducted into the Guam Business Hall of Fame at the Chamber’s 101st Centennial Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 3.
A special program featuring the accomplishments of the awardees will be featured and a symbolic award will be presented.
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