The 1Berkshire 2025 Berkshire Trendsetter Award nominations are now open. This is a great chance to self nominate or nominate a deserving business or individual #intheberkshires. These Awards will be presented at the annual Celebrate the Berkshires event, which honors the incredible, indelible, and iconic Berkshire region. In addition, the honorary Putting the Berkshires on the Map award winner will be announced at this event.

1Berkshire President and CEO Jonathan Butler stated, “We are happy to announce the Trendsetter Awards are back for the 12th year. These awards allow us to shine a light on the exceptional individuals and businesses in our community. To date, 1Berkshires has given out over 65 of these Awards, and we can not wait to give out six more this year.”

The six Trendsetter categories are: Driving Visitor Engagement, Advancing Our Economy, Nonprofit Collaborator, Under 40 Change-Maker, Visionary of the Year, and Breaking the Mold.

1Berkshire encourages any and all businesses as well as individuals to self-nominate or to nominate others who are doing great work.

The deadline to nominate is Thursday, June 12, 2025. Nominees do not have to be members of 1Berkshire.