Qualifications for Nomination

Qualification for ACE Awards

To qualify for the ACE Awards, your company must meet the following criteria:

Location:               

Headquartered in Arizona.  Cannot be a subsidiary of a company headquartered outside of Arizona.

Ownership:            

Privately held – a company whose voting stock is not listed on any exchange or traded in any public market.

Business Type:    

For-profit companies, excluding those in the following industries:  Professional services (accounting, tax, legal, consulting, etc.) and governmental organizations.

Sales:                      

Companies are ranked by annual net sales.  If a consolidated group, please submit consolidated annual sales after eliminating any inter-company sales.  Please do not submit subsidiaries separately. You must have a minimum $10 million of revenue in your fiscal 2007 year to be eligible for the ACE Awards.

Verification:           

Representatives of ACE Awards MUST visit your company to confirm the annual net sales presented in your application against a reliable source document, such as audited or reviewed financial statements, tax returns, or other, reliable documents.  This visit must be with the CEO/President or CFO.