BRAVO TO BUSINESS: 25 Area Businesses Up For E.C. Chamber Awards
sixth annual ‘Bravo to Business’ awards event – where winners will be announced live – slated for Nov. 5
The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual business awards event, Bravo to Business, will celebrate its sixth year from 4:30-9pm on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Florian Gardens Conference Center (2340 Lorch Ave., Eau Claire).
There, the winner of each of Bravo to Business’s five categories – Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Emerging Business of the Year, Resilient Business of the Year, Young Professionals Best Place to Work – will be announced live.
The Eau Claire Chamber announced this year’s 25 total finalists on Sept. 9.
2026 Bravo to Business Finalists
Business of the Year
- Green Oasis
- Hoeft Builders, Inc.
- Market & Johnson, Inc.
- Miron Construction
- Northwestern Bank
Small Business of the Year
- At the Roots, LLC
- Coulee Tech
- Gator Garb Promotions
- Kersten Family Junk Removal
- River Valley Architects, Inc.
Emerging Business of the Year
- Decadent Gifts and Gallery
- NovaSky Marketing
- Rellim Senior Day Care, LLC
- Slab Factory
- Ultra Commercial Real Estate
Resilient Business of the Year
- Hello Adorn
- REALiving
- Rescued & Redeemed
- The Kim Louise Xperience
- WESTconsin Credit Union
Young Professionals Best Place to Work
- Eau Claire Energy Cooperative
- Gator Garb Promotions
- Hoeft Builders, Inc.
- River Prairie Wealth Partners
- River Valley Architects, Inc.
Each year, a multi-week nomination period opens; anyone, Chamber investor or not, can nominate a business. Businesses are allowed to self-nominate.
There are a number of requirements to be considered for each Bravo to Business category, which can be viewed in full online at eauclairechamber.org/bravo-to-business-award-nominations.
Tickets to the 2026 Bravo to Business awards ceremony are now up for grabs online ($65/person for Chamber investors; $80 for non-investors; $40 for Young Professionals of the Chippewa Valley members).
Learn more about the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce's Bravo to Business awards, or purchase tickets to this year's awards ceremony, online.
