From the approximately 200 businesses nominated for the Traverse City Chamber's 2015 Hagerty Small Business of the Year award, 16 have applied to take the next step in the process. These 16 will be featured in the Small Business Celebration Candidate Showcase on Wed., Mar. 25, 5-7pm, at NMC's Hagerty Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Following the candidate showcase, the companies will be whittled down to the Top 10 finalists and announced on May 5, with the eventual winner revealed on May 28.

The companies that have entered the competition this year are:

Brickyard Towing
Cash n Carry Flooring
Hallmark Construction Inc.
High Five Threads
Inhabitect, LLC
Love Your Car and Truck
Manville & Schell, P.C.
Modal LLC
NeXt IT
Oneupweb
Pine Hill Nursery
PMP Personnel
Studio 415 Salon
TentCraft, Inc.
Waara Technologies LLC
Williams & Bay Pumping Service