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2025 Western Massachusetts Awards for Marketplace Excellence tickets are on sale!

Secure your spot today and join us in celebrating businesses that exemplify ethics, integrity, and outstanding service.

Important Update: Western MA Awards for Marketplace Excellence Postponed

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that the 2025 Western MA Awards for Marketplace Excellence has been postponed. While this is an unexpected delay, we remain committed to recognizing and celebrating the outstanding businesses and organizations in Western MA.

We appreciate the enthusiasm and support from our sponsors, nominees, and attendees, and we are actively working to determine a new date for this special event. Once rescheduled, we will provide updates on this page and via email.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us at events@cne.bbb.org or call 508-552-0353.

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to celebrating with you in the near future!

Ticket pricing:

Individual Ticket: $50

Full Table (Reserved Seating for 10): $500

Registration & Cocktail Hour: 5:00 PM–6:00 PM

Buffet Dinner: 6:00 PM

Awards Program/Networking: 7:00 PM–9:00 PM

New Accredited Business Ticket Pricing

A special discount is included for New Accredited Businesses: If your business became accredited between April 1, 2024, and March 1, 2025, you are eligible for two discounted tickets at $25 each.

Full Table (Reserved Seating for 10): $450

Join us as a sponsor for the 2025 Western MA Awards for Marketplace Excellence and connect with top businesses while championing integrity in the marketplace. Choose from our sponsorship levels—Bronze, Silver, or Gold—and enjoy exclusive benefits such as event recognition, promotional opportunities, and reserved seating.

Buffet menu selection:
  • Mixed Field Greens Salad with House Balsamic
  • Vegetable Medley
  • Grilled Basil Chicken with Mozzarella, Tomato & Balsamic Glaze
  • Roasted Garlic Whipped Mashed Potatoes
  • Baked Haddock with Lemon Crumb Topping
  • Penne Pasta Marinara

Want to see last year’s winners? Explore the businesses that were recognized for their excellence in 2024. Click the button below to view the full list of winners!

The Western MA Awards for Marketplace Excellence honor businesses that uphold the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and customer service.

  • Large Business Award (Over 50 Employees) – Recognizing industry leaders with a strong reputation for ethical business practices, exceptional customer service, and community impact.
  • Mid-Size Business Award (15-50 Employees) – Celebrating businesses that demonstrate excellence in leadership, customer satisfaction, and ethical business operations.
  • Small Business Award (Fewer than 15 Employees) – Honoring businesses committed to transparency, integrity, and outstanding customer and employee relations.
  • Emerging Leader Award – Recognizing Veteran-Owned, Minority-Owned, Woman-Owned, or businesses operating for 6 months to 2 years that showcase innovation, ethical leadership, and community contributions.

Don’t miss this opportunity to network, celebrate success, and support ethical business practices in Western MA!

About the Awards for Marketplace Excellence Event

BBB believes in the power of trust and our mission is to advance trust in the marketplace. Through evaluation, Accreditation, education, and celebration, BBB builds a community of like-minded businesses that can impact people and communities positively. The Awards for Marketplace Excellence promote the importance of ethical business practices and convey to the entire business community that upholding the Better Business Bureau's ethical standards is the mark of a successful and competitive business.

The Western MA Awards for Marketplace Excellence celebrates businesses and nonprofits that exemplify outstanding ethical practices, leadership, and commitment to their customers, employees, and communities. Hosted by the Better Business Bureau of Central New England, this prestigious event honors the best in the marketplace while providing a premier networking opportunity for local business leaders.

About BBB

For more than 100 years, the Better Business Bureau has been helping people find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. The International Association of Better Business Bureaus is the umbrella organization for the 100 local, independent BBBs in the United States and Canada. BBB of Central New England was founded in 1940 and serves 225 communities in Worcester, Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Berkshire counties, as well as parts of Middlesex County, and seven towns in Northeastern Connecticut.