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53 Small Business Owners Recognized For Accomplishments
In a welcome bit of good cheer amid these challenging economic times, the SBA has announced the Small Business People of the Year for 2010.
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In a welcome bit of good cheer amid these challenging economic times, the SBA has announced the Small Business People of the Year for 2010.Next month the US Small Business Administration will hold the annual 3-day small business week in Washington DC. Last year, our own Gayle Kesten was there to cover the event and delivered the inside scoop on SBA administrator Karen Mills' inaugural outing as the organization leader, insights on social media for business, technology as competitive advantage, and how to navigate the credit crunch.
A year later, Mills is no longer new on the scene, but the puzzle of how to harness social media for business remains and the economic outlook is still grim and the business owners that have made it this far lack confidence about recovery. Registration is now open for the event and many of the sessions will be available via Webcast.
But that's next month. This week the SBA announced 53 Small Business People of the Year. That's one for each state, plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Each of these winners will be honored at the event next month - and a national winners and runners up will be named. Congratulations to all and this year (as well as last year and likely next year, but let's hope not 2011) should likely carry an asterisk - piloting a thriving small business is challenging enough without the great recession.
Here are the 2010 SBA Small Business People of the Year:
ALABAMA: Scott Green, President Kathy Green, CFO Dba Pucker Powder 1500 Georgia Road, Bldg. A Irondale, AL 35210
ALASKA: Kevin Maltz, Owner Donna Maltz, Owner Fresh Sourdough Express Bakery & Caf P.O. Box 940 Homer, AK 99603 1316 Ocean Drive Homer, AK 99603
ARIZONA: Margie Traylor, CEO and Co-founder C. Bret Giles, Managing Member and Co-founder Sitewire Marketspace Solutions, LLC 740 South Mill Ave., Suite 210 Tempe, AZ 85281
ARKANSAS: Mizan Rahman, President ETC Engineers & Architects, Inc. 1510 South Broadway Little Rock, AR 72202
CALIFORNIA: Hal Hays, President & CEO Hal Hays Construction, Inc. 1835 Chicago Avenue, Suite C Riverside, CA 92507
COLORADO: Antonio Colon, Chief Executive Officer Combat Training Solutions, Inc. 3595 E. Fountain Blvd., Suite F1 Colorado Springs, CO 80910
CONNECTICUT: Dan Fisher, RN, BSN & President A&D Home Health Solutions, Inc. 85 Market Square Newington, CT 06111
DELAWARE: Francis J. Masley, CEO Donna L. Masley, President Masley Enterprises, Inc. 49A Germay Drive Wilmington, DE 19804
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Charles W. Scott, President & Chairman of the Board of Directors, Howard Warren, Executive Vice President Jim Emery, CFO/CEO Wendell A. Newton, Chief Operating Officer J. M. Waller Associates, Inc. 11325 Random Hills Road, Suite 210 Fairfax, VA 22030
FLORIDA: Waymon Armstrong, CEO Engineering and Computer Simulations, Inc. 11825 High Tech Avenue, Suite 250 Orlando, FL 32817
GEORGIA: Chanda Bell, Author & President Carol Aebersold, Author & Editor-in-Chief Christa Pitts, COO Creatively Classic Activities and Books 55 Chastain Rd. #100 Kennesaw, GA 30144
GUAM: Fong S. Wu, President & CEO Sunny Plastic (Guam) Inc. P.O. Box 8439 501-J Taitano Road Harmon, GU 96913 Tamuning, GU 96931
HAWAII: Steven M. Baldridge, President Baldridge & Assoc. Structural Engineering, Inc. 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 600 Honolulu, HI 96813
IDAHO: Erin Christine Yinger Executive Director & Co-Owner A New Hope Social Services, PLLC 202 E. Anton, Suite 206 Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
ILLINOIS: Warner Cruz, President J.C. Restoration, Inc. 3200 Squibb Avenue Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
INDIANA: Richard L. Mousty, President & Owner Unified Group Services 3131 E. 67th Street Anderson, IN 46013
IOWA: Kenneth Robert (Rob) Hach II, President Tara Lynn Hach, Vice President Anemometry Specialists, Inc. 102 South Main St. Alta, IA 51002
KANSAS: Terry Arnett, President & Manager Sandra Arnett, Secretary & Accountant Trand, Inc. 40216 N. Highway 281 Pratt, KS 67124
KENTUCKY: Wade Lewis, Partner Silas Boyle, Partner MaximumASP 752 Barret Avenue, Suite 103 Louisville, KY 40204
LOUISIANA: Stephen LeMarie Rose LeMarie Owners and Veterinarians Southeast Veterinary Specialists 3409 Division Street Metairie, LA 70002
MAINE: Trapper Robert Clark, President Thomas M. Sturtevant, Corporate Vice President ALCOM, Inc. 6 Millennium Drive Winslow, ME 04901
MARYLAND: Lily Bengfort CEO & President Consulting and Engineering Next Generation Networks 9250 Bendix Road North Columbia, MD 21045
MASSACHUSETTS: Annie Selke, President & Founder Pine Cone Hill, Inc. 125 Pecks Road Pittsfield, MA 01201
MICHIGAN: Charles Reid, President Charter House Innovations 5000 East 8th Street, Suite 1000 Holland, MI 49423
MINNESOTA: Byron Bjorklund, Owner Custom Catering by Short Stop 3701 Third Street North St. Cloud, MN 56303-4029
MISSISSIPPI: Jonathan Maisano, President Maisano's Fine Wine and Spirits Maisano's By The Glass 1622 Bienville Blvd. Ocean Springs, MS 39564
MISSOURI: Jeffrey L. Messenger, President Wanda F. Messenger, Secretary Kessler-Heasley Artificial Limb Co. Dba Ozarks Prosthetics 3034 S. National Springfield, MO 65804
MONTANA: Kimberly Ormsby, CEO & President The Natural Baby Company 1203 North Rouse, Suite 3E Bozeman, MT 59715
NEBRASKA: James S. Bowen, Owner & CIO Nick Bock, Owner & CEO Five Nines Technology Group, LLC 1560 South 70th Street Lincoln, NE 68506
NEVADA: Christopher A. Vito, MHA President & Chief Executive Officer Nevada Adult Day Healthcare Centers 330 N. 13th Street Las Vegas, NV 89101
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Todd Adelman, CEO & Founder Trade Wings, Inc. 75 Rochester Avenue, Suite 4 Portsmouth, NH 03801
NEW JERSEY: Rafael Collado, CEO & Co-Founder Sascha Mornell, COO & Co-Founder 991 U.S. Highway 22 West, Suite 200 Bridgewater, NJ 08807
NEW MEXICO: Tamara Marquez Nugent, President Moving Solutions, Inc. P.O. Box 12726 Albuquerque, NM 87195
NEW YORK: Stella Penizotto, President Shining Stars Day Care, Inc. 5930 Bowman Road East Syracuse, NY 13057
NORTH CAROLINA: Beatrice R.D. Hair Founder, Owner & Executive Director Salisbury Tutoring Academy, Ltd. The One-on-One School 818 Corporate Circle Salisbury, NC 28147
NORTH DAKOTA: Beth Ehlis Strube, President FunShine Express, Inc. and Strube Rentals, LLP 926E East Industrial Drive Dickinson, ND 58601
OHIO: Edgar Smith Jr., Chairman & CEO World Pac Paper, LLC 1821 Summit Rd., Suite 317 Cincinnati, OH 45237
OKLAHOMA: Phil G. Busey Sr., Chairman & CEO Delaware Resource Group of OK, LLC 5721 NW 132nd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73142
OREGON: Steven Emery, President & CEO Earth 2 O 812 C Street Culver, OR 97734
PENNSYLVANIA: Kevin Michael Stecko, President 80sTees.com, Inc. 230 Westec Drive Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
PUERTO RICO: Juan E. Diaz, President Tile International Corporation PR State Road #3 Km 88.9 Humacao, PR 00792
RHODE ISLAND: Jack Goodison, CEO & CFO J. Goodison Company, Inc. 25 Curtis Street East Providence, RI 02914
SOUTH CAROLINA: Rebecca Ufkes, President UEC Electronics, LLC 5918 Howard Street Hanahan, SC 29410
SOUTH DAKOTA: Marvie Tschetter, Owner Kim Tschetter, Operator Lankota, Inc. 270 West Park Avenue Huron, SD 57350
TENNESSEE: John C. Sweet III, Owner & Operator Niedlov's Breadworks, Inc. 215 East Main Street Chattanooga, TN 37408
TEXAS: Mary Ellen Trevino, Founder & CEO P3S Corporation 13750 San Pedro, Suite 640 San Antonio, TX 78232
UTAH: Robert M. Frayser, General Manager Lisbon Valley Mining Co. 921 South County Road Lasal, UT 84530
VERMONT: Katherine Freeman Lesser, Owner & CEO Healthy Living Natural Foods Market 222 Dorset Street S. Burlington, VT 05403
VIRGINIA: John Fernandez, CEO Daystar Desserts LLC 10440 Leadbetter Rd. Ashland, VA 23005
WASHINGTON: Janelle R. Bruland, CBSE President & CEO Management Services Northwest, Inc. 2257 Northgate Spur Ferndale, WA 98248
WEST VIRGINIA: Craig W. Hartzell , President & CEO Azimuth Incorporated 3741 Morgantown Industrial Park Morgantown, WV 26501
WISCONSIN: Cheryl Sment, President Interstate Sealant and Concrete 108 Wilmont Drive Waukesha, WI 53189
WYOMING: Heidi Fabrizius, President Precision Analysis 29 Country Acres Rd. Riverton, WY 82501
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