VOTE for your favorite companies to do business with across South Carolina. From Corporations, Individuals, Luxury Lifestyles, and Healthcare Professional Services to Real Estate, Construction, and Engineering. Tell us what companies you prefer to work with; it's your votes that will decide the SC Best in Business for 2026.
This is the fourth year of the SC Best in Business Awards. We look forward to recognizing companies and individuals from around the state that bring success to South Carolina's business community.
NOMINATION PERIOD: June 1st-June 29th
VOTING PERIOD: August 3rd-August 31st
Attract perfect-fit talent! Be a Top Workplace
Assess, reward, and improve: The results from the Top Workplaces survey can help assess the health of companies. They validate achievements, reveal problem areas, and set a foundation for new goals.
Boost recruiting: Attract and retain the best talent. Employees want to work at companies recognized as leaders that operate by a strong set of values.
Raise the business profile: The Top Workplaces logo on company materials and websites helps spread the word about successful work environments. Customers and business partners will take notice. That awareness can help create new business opportunities, too.
Earn public recognition: Achievements are recognized by Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, Charleston Business Magazine, B2B: The Grand Strand, and B2B: Pee Dee Business.
“Top Workplaces is more than just recognition,” said Doug Claffey, CEO of Energage. “Our research shows organizations that earn the award attract better talent, experience lower turnover, and are better equipped to deliver bottom-line results. Their leaders prioritize and carefully craft a healthy workplace culture that supports employee engagement.”
To participate, go to https://topworkplaces.com/nominate/southcarolina or call (864) 501-9699.
DEADLINE is November 29th, 2026.
Nominations are now being accepted for SC Women in Business. This is an annual event to celebrate women across South Carolina in different industries across our state. The categories include: Energy, Finance, Health Care, Real Estate, Professional Services, Law, Hospitality, Non-profit/Government, Manufacturing, Construction, Technology, Education, and Women to Watch.
Click Here to nominate by March 31st, 2026.
Each September, Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, Charleston Business Magazine, B2B: The Grand Strand and B2B: Pee Dee Business honors outstanding young leaders for their professional and community contributions. Nominate a deserving young professional today!
Click here to nominate by April 1st, 2027.
Nominations are now being accepted for 50 Most Influential. If you have a person you think we should consider on the list this year for the economic impact they have had in our community, let us know! Our editorial staff will review all nominations.
Click below to Nominate. Deadline is August 31st, 2026.
Click Here to nominate for 2026.
Will be published in January 2027.
South Carolina's Fastest Growing Companies competition is the annual ranking of the Palmetto State's 50 most dynamic and successful companies. This event is presented by The Capital Corporation and Co-sponsored by Nelson Mullins and Integrated Media Publishing (publisher of Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, Charleston Business Magazine, B2B: The Grand Strand and B2B: Pee Dee Business), and TD Bank. The event recognizes an exceptional and diverse assembly of businesses from across the state among its Top 50 winners.
Now in its 24th year, this competition recognizes the achievements of top-performing private and publicly-owned companies that have contributed to South Carolina's economy through exceptional increases in revenues and employment.
This established and well-respected list provides the winning companies with increased media attention, new business prospects, and networking opportunities with other "best of breed" companies in the state.
Click here to nominate for 2026.
Deadline: April 30th, 2026.
