26th annual awards program honors companies across Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, TX (Oct. 29, 2024) – Valor, a Fort Worth-based oil and gas asset management provider, specializing in mineral management and back-office solutions, was recently honored as a ‘Small Business of the Year‘ finalist by the Fort Worth Chamber (FWC). This marks Valor’s second nomination for the award, having taken the top spot in 2022. Valor was a finalist in the category of small businesses with 21-50 total employees, where all nominees must have been locally established for a minimum of three years. According to the Fort Worth Chamber, this prestigious award is bestowed upon small businesses that have demonstrated exemplary best practices of entrepreneurship, sound business planning, fiscal responsibility, and work process innovation within the company’s operations.
The Fort Worth Chamber’s Small Business of the Year award recognizes companies for their excellence in talent attraction, strong workplace culture, employee retention, and ongoing training initiatives. Judging criteria also focus on how businesses address their top challenges and their commitment to community involvement, including efforts to improve, support, and serve the local community.
“It is truly an honor to be named a finalist for the Fort Worth Chamber’s Small Business of the Year award, and we are proud to be recognized for the second time. Attending the State of the City event is always such a great experience, seeing local businesses celebrated for their contributions. We’re thrilled to have had Valor participate in the Small Business of the Year Showcase and be part of such an inspiring community,” stated Joseph DeWoody, CEO of Valor.
The Fort Worth Chamber has been producing the annual Small Business of the Year (SBOY) awards since 1998. Judging criteria focuses on how businesses address their top challenges and their commitment to community involvement, including efforts to improve, support, and serve the local community. Each of the “Small Business of the Year” award-winners attended the sold-out State of the City address, presented by Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker on Oct. 24 at Dickie’s Arena.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Valor has earned a reputation as one of Texas’s leading mineral management companies. Key service lines of the company include oil and gas accounting, mineral management and oil and gas consulting and outsourcing. The company’s innovative mineral management software, mineral.tech®, is a map-based and data-rich platform that integrates accounting, land management, data analytics and reporting. Valor provides full mineral management solutions and mineral management software access and support to individuals, family offices, banks, trust and wealth advisors, foundations and universities. The company is also a leading provider of oil and gas back-office services for operators and investors, partnering with companies to offer owner relations support, oil and gas accounting, regulatory compliance and other back-office operations.
About Valor:
Valor is an oil and gas asset management services provider that serves mineral rights owners and oil and gas operators and investors. We place the client first, providing flexible solutions and leveraging our team of experts to maintain the security, clarity and optimization of privately owned assets. Valor is headquartered in Fort Worth and maintains a satellite office in Midland, Texas. Valor has been singled out for several prestigious awards, including the Inc. 5000 list (2023 & 2024), Fort Worth Inc.’s Best Companies to Work For (2022, 2023 & 2024), the Inc. Best Workplaces 2024 list and Most Inspiring Workplaces™. Explore the benefits of partnering with Valor to manage mineral rights and outsource accounting and back-office services by visiting www.onevalor.com.
