CoVaBIZ 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 August/September 2026 issue. Please be sure to read all of the contest rules and regulations before participating.
Voting Period: March 2 - March 20, 2026
Results Published: August/September 2026 issue
VOTE NOW!
Note: During the finalist round the ballot is locked and no new write-in nominations are allowed. The nominees listed here are those that received enough nomination votes to advance to the final round in each category. Each finalist starts the final round on a level playing field, so cast your votes today to help your favorites win. Thank you!
Rules and Regulations
- You may vote one time per category for the duration of the contest.
- CoVaBIZ Magazine reserves the right to modify any categories and/or contestants.
- Eligible nominees should be businesses or professionals based in the Coastal Virginia region. While national chains are a part of daily life, this contest is focused on highlighting locally owned businesses and locally franchised establishments that are rooted in our community.
- Duplicate submissions by the same entrant will be subject to disqualification. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different social media or email accounts, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant’s entries and that entrant may be disqualified. All terms and conditions of any utilized social media apply. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same social media or e-mail account. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any social media or e-mail account, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register on the platform will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
A contestant will be immediately disqualified if they are found guilty of violating one of the following contest rules:
- Exchanging a good or service for votes (including bribes, sales, discounts, free, etc.)
- Exploiting a competing contestant negatively for personal gain or votes
- Participating in fraudulent voting (third-party resources, fraudulent emails, etc.)
For any contest questions or concerns, please contact Marketing Associate at ethan@vistamediainc.com
