Last call for Bravo! and IQ Awards nominations

BizTimes Media will accept nominations for its 2012 Bravo! Entrepreneur Awards and IQ (Innovation Quotient) Awards through Monday, March 26.

The Bravo! Entrepreneur Awards salute bold and innovative company leaders. To be considered for the awards, nominees should demonstrate the best traits of entrepreneurship; include a willingness to take risk, drive, perseverance and innovation.

The IQ Awards salute companies for their innovations in their products or services. Judges will choose the most innovative, clever and unique products, services or processes among the companies nominated.

Self-nominations are welcomed. Nominees for the Bravo! Entrepreneur and IQ Awards must be based in Wisconsin and have a physical presence in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Sheboygan, Racine, Walworth or Kenosha County.

Past recipients of the Bravo! Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award have included Fritz and Debra Usinger of the Usinger family, Stephen Marcus of The Marcus Corp., George Dalton of Fiserv Inc., Robert Kern of Generac and Harry Quadracci of Quad/Graphics Inc.

The winners of the 2012 awards will be presented at the Bravo!/IQ Awards Luncheon at BizExpo on May 17.

For more information, visit www.biztimes.com/bravo or contact Mary Ernst at (414) 336-7125.