To be considered for selection as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, the enterprise must meet the following for the year ending 2015:

• Be a privately held commercial enterprise (not a nonprofit, not publicly traded, not a subsidiary or division of another company) and cannot have been recognized for this award previously
• Be past the startup stage and facing issues of growth, not survival
• Employ 6-99 full-time equivalent W2 employees (including the owner)
• Have between $750,000 and $50M in annual revenue or working capital from investors or grants
• Be headquartered in Michigan
• Demonstrate the intent and capacity to grow based on:
  • Employee or sales growth
  • Exceptional entrepreneurial leadership
  • Sustainable competitive advantage
  • Other notable successes

Good luck!