WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Small Business Person of the Year winners from 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam will converge on Washington, D.C. in mid May 2011, when one of them will be selected as National Small Business Person of the Year.
They are among the nation’s top entrepreneurs who will be honored at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week events May 18-20 in Washington, D.C. Under the theme, “Empowering Entrepreneurs,” a series of events and educational forums will mark the 58th anniversary of the agency and the 48th annual proclamation of National Small Business Week.
The three-day event in Washington, D.C., will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Events can be viewed virtually through SBA’s free, live webcasting, which will be accessible at http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com/.
The state small business winners who will be honored reflect a broad range of business products, services and innovations offered by our nation’s entrepreneurs. They include a pediatric outpatient clinic, technology solutions company, gourmet chocolate company, “green” commercial cleaning company, and an educational publisher.
Men and women also will be recognized for their involvement in disaster recovery, government contracting, and their support for small businesses and entrepreneurship, and awards will be presented to SBA partners in financial and entrepreneurial development, including the year’s top SCORE Chapter, Small Business Development Center and Women’s Business Center.
Business owners, business organizations, other individuals and the news media can register online at www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com where additional information is available.
Other highlights will include notable speakers and business industry leaders from trade associations and local and federal governments speaking on issues of vital interest to the small business community.
The 2011 National Small Business Week award events will include the following individuals and groups:
- The National Small Business Person of the Year, selected from the 54 State Small Business Persons of the Year.
- The Champion Awards, recognizing both individuals and organizations for their achievements on behalf of small business, including minority, women and veteran-owned small businesses.
- The Phoenix Awards, recognizing a public official, a business owner and a volunteer whose efforts have helped their businesses or communities recover successfully from a disaster.
- The Lender of the Year, honoring financial institutions, including those that provide financing for small business exporters and inner city businesses.
- The Entrepreneurial Development Awards honoring Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers and the National SCORE Chapter of the Year for their innovation and excellence in assistance to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
- The Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence, recognizing large prime contractors who have excelled in their utilization of small businesses as suppliers and subcontractors.
- The Gold Star Award, recognizing exemplary performance of federal staff who manage the aggressive goals and strategic initiatives that help ensure a role for small business in the federal marketplace.
- The Frances Perkins Vanguard Award, honoring government and industry for excellence in the use of women-owned small businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.
- The Small Business Prime Contractors and Small Business Subcontractor of the Years, honoring small businesses that have provided government and industry with outstanding goods and services as prime or sub contractors.
Editor’s note: A list of state winners is attached. A complete list of all award winners will be available on the National Small Business Week Web site at http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com
Small Business Week 2011 sponsors and cosponsors include: Association of Small Business Development Companies, AT&T, AVAYA, CareerBuilder, Dun & Bradstreet, Google, International Franchise Association, Intuit, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, National Association of Development Companies, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, National Association for the Self-Employed, Nomadic Display, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Sam's Club, SCORE, Verio, and Visa.
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s participation in this cosponsored activity does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of any cosponsor’s, donor’s, grantee’s, contractor’s or participant’s opinions, products, or services. All SBA programs and cosponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least 2 weeks in advance, by contacting sbw@sba.gov. Cosponsorship Authorization #SBW2011.
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SBA’s 2011 Small Business Week State Winners |
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ALABAMA |
| John H. Prince |
| President |
| Robert A. Dunn |
| COO |
| Kaya Associates, Inc. |
| 101 Quality Circle, Suite 120 |
| Huntsville, AL 35806 |
| (256) 382-8084 |
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ALASKA |
| Philip Vern Brower |
| President |
| Timothy D. Adams |
| Vice President |
| Sharps Billiards, Inc. |
| 11888 Suite 2 Kenai Spur Hwy. |
| Kenai, AK 99611 |
| (907) 335-5600 |
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ARIZONA |
| J. Dan Kelley, P.E. |
| COO, Principal Engineer |
| Tierra Dynamic Company, LLC |
| 2222 West Parkside Lane, Suite 105 |
| Phoenix, AZ 85027 |
| (602) 864-3887 |
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ARKANSAS |
| Jeanetta Ann Dorsey |
| End2End Business Solutions, Inc. |
| 12410 Cantrell Road, Suite 101 |
| Little Rock, AR 72223 |
| (501) 716-2900 |
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CALIFORNIA |
| Barry Levin |
| Chairman and CEO |
| Snak King Corp. |
| 16150 East Stephens Street |
| City of Industry, CA 91745 |
| (626) 363-7777 |
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COLORADO |
| Kelly Terrien |
| President & CEO |
| Summit Technical Solutions, LLC (STS) |
| 726 South Tejon Street |
| Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
| (719) 520-9787 |
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CONNECTICUT |
| A. Gregory Bachmann |
| President |
| Dymax Corporation |
| 318 Industrial Lane |
| Torrington, CT 06790 |
| (860) 626-6531 |
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DELAWARE |
| Christy L. Crkvenac |
| Fulcrum Pharmacy Management, Inc. |
| Radius Rx Direct, Inc. |
| 501 North Shipley Street, Unit #1 |
| Wilmington, DE 19801 |
| (302) 658-8626 |
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| Freddie Winston |
| President & CEO |
| F&L Construction, Inc. |
| 1512 Good Hope Road, S.E. |
| Washington, DC 20020 |
| (202) 678-5788 |
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FLORIDA |
| Jose A. Lopez |
| President |
| Marketing Arm International, Inc. |
| 23395 Janice Avenue, Unit 16 |
| Port Charlotte, FL 33980 |
| (941) 743-5533 |
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GEORGIA |
| Will Harris III |
| Owner & President |
| White Oak Pastures |
| P.O. Box 98 |
| 22775 Highway 27 |
| Bluffton, GA 39824 |
| (229) 641-2081 |
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GUAM |
| Cencio Tan Chua Vy |
| President and CEO |
| Benson Guam Enterprises, Inc. |
| 779 Route 8 |
| Hagatna, GU 96910 |
| (671) 477-7562 |
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HAWAII |
| Brian Bowers |
| President |
| Dexter Kubota |
| Vice President |
| Bowers & Kubota |
| 94-408 Akoki Street, Suite 201-A |
| Waipahu, HI 96797 |
| (808) 836-7787 |
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IDAHO |
| Kathryn Vercruyssen |
| Owner |
| Comfort Keepers of North Idaho |
| 820 E. Best Avenue |
| Coeur de Alene, ID 83814 |
| (208) 765-9511 |
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ILLINOIS |
| Katrina Markoff |
| President/Owner |
| Vosges, Ltd. |
| 2211 North Elston Avenue, Suite 203 |
| Chicago, IL 60614 |
| (773) 435-0085 |
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INDIANA |
| Rick Lee McKeel |
| President/CEO |
| New Carbon Company, Inc. |
| South Bend, IN 46628 |
| (574) 247-2270 |
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IOWA |
| Kelly A. Heysinger, Gina L. Blean |
| Co-Owners |
| Unified Therapy Services, Inc. |
| 4121 Pennsylvania Avenue |
| Dubuque, IA 52002 |
| (563) 583-4003 |
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KANSAS |
| Billy Duane Ramsey |
| President |
| The Bill Guy Technology Solutions |
| 266 N. Main, Suite #151 |
| Wichita, KS 67202 |
| (316) 265-0899 |
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KENTUCKY |
| David G. Sevigny |
| President and Founder |
| DMD Data Systems, Inc. |
| 60 Devils Hollow Access Road |
| Frankfort, KY 40601 |
| (859) 296-5780, ext. 110 |
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LOUISIANA |
| Kenneth Paul Sayes |
| President & CEO |
| Sayes Office Supply, Inc. |
| 1405 MacArthur Drive |
| Alexandria, LA 71301 |
| (318) 448-4225 |
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MAINE |
| James R. McCurdy |
| President |
| James K. Lynch |
| Vice President |
| Maine Commercial Tire, Inc. |
| 55 Freedom Business Park |
| Hermon, ME 04401 |
| (207) 848-5540 |
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MARYLAND |
| Virginia O. Williams |
| Managing Partner |
| archSCAN, LLC |
| 143 Brightwater Drive |
| Annapolis, MD 21401-5445 |
| (410) 974-8183 |
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MASSACHUSETTS |
| Marc Epstein, President |
| Milk Street Café, Inc. Boston and |
| Milk Street Café NY LLC, New York |
| 50 Milk Street |
| Boston, MA 02109 |
| (617) 542-3663 |
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MICHIGAN |
| Michael Uckele |
| President & CEO |
| Uckele Health & Nutrition |
| 5600 Silberhorn Highway |
| Blissfield, MI 49228 |
| (800) 248-0330 |
| (517) 486-4341 |
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MINNESOTA |
| Brian Sheehan |
| President, Kevin Sheehan |
| Executive Vice President |
| Susan Peterson |
| Support Manager |
| Brian Fagerstrom |
| Programming Manager |
| Rural Computer Consultants, Inc. |
| 211 South 10th Street |
| Bird Island, MN 55310 |
| (320) 365-4027 |
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MISSISSIPPI |
| John D. Calhoun, Ph.D. |
| CEO |
| Integrated Management Services |
| IMS Engineers |
| 126 East Amite Street |
| Jackson, MS 39201 |
| (601) 968-9194 |
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MISSOURI |
| Gary L. Walker |
| CEO |
| Magic Touch Cleaning, Inc. |
| 1260 NE Sloan Street |
| Lee’s Summit, MO 64086 |
| (816) 554-3366 |
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MONTANA |
| Steve Marks |
| President |
| Marks Ranch & Lumber |
| 30 Lump Gulch Road |
| Clancy, MT 59634 |
| (406) 933-5794 |
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NEBRASKA |
| Lennard Mac Dickinson |
| President |
| Jule Lea Goeller |
| Secretary/Treasurer |
| Sand Creek Post & Beam, Inc. |
| 116 West 1st Street |
| Wayne, NE 68787 |
| (402) 833-5600 |
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NEVADA |
| Clifford P. Evarts |
| Founder/CEO |
| Las Vegas Wedding Bureau, LLC |
| 555 South 3rd Street |
| Las Vegas, NV 89101 |
| (702) 933-3450 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| Timothy G. Farmer |
| President |
| S&W Sports |
| 296 South Main Street |
| Concord, NH 03301 |
| (603) 228-1441 |
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NEW JERSEY |
| Jose Rodriguez |
| President |
| M.E.R.I.T. Investigative Services, Inc. |
| 211 Warren Street, Suite 218 |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| (800) 908-6257 |
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NEW MEXICO |
| Janice J. Lucero |
| President/CEO |
| SafetyNet Works, Inc. |
| Dba MVD Express |
| 10200 Menaul Blvd., NE, Suite 125 |
| Albuquerque, NM 87112 |
| (505) 323-0408 |
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NEW YORK |
| Vanessa Kelly |
| President |
| Mark Kelly |
| Vice President |
| VMR Electronics, LLC |
| 100 Eldredge Street |
| Binghamton, NY 13901 |
| (607) 748-7556 |
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NORTH CAROLINA |
| Karen Caruso |
| Owner and CEO |
| Mind Your Business, Inc. |
| 305 East 8th Avenue |
| Hendersonville, NC 29793 |
| (828) 698-9905 |
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NORTH DAKOTA |
| Shannon Gangl |
| Owner/CEO |
| Seven Seas Hotel & Water Park |
| 2611 Old Red Trail |
| Mandan, ND 58554 |
| (701) 663-7401 |
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OHIO |
| Mark Pukita |
| Chief Operating Officer |
| Fast Switch, Ltd. |
| 37 W. Bridge Street, Suite 200 |
| Dublin, OH 43017 |
| (614) 336-3690 |
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OKLAHOMA |
| Gerald Wayne Williams |
| President |
| Interim Solutions for Government LLC |
| 2224 NW 50th Street, Suite 293W |
| Oklahoma City, OK 73112 |
| (405) 286-0915 |
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OREGON |
| John Lavrakas |
| President |
| Advanced Research Corporation |
| P.O. Box 930 |
| 111 SE Douglas St., Suite A |
| Newport, OR 97365 |
| (541) 265-9690 |
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PENNSYLVANIA |
| Joseph J. Santelli |
| President |
| Santelli Tempered Glass, Inc. |
| 220 Riverview Drive |
| Monessen, PA 15062 |
| (724) 684-4144 |
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PUERTO RICO |
| Dr. Mariely Diaz, PharmD, RPh |
| President & CEO |
| Optima Infusion Pharmacy, Inc. |
| PMB 417, 2135 Rd. #2 Suite 15 |
| Bayamon, PR 00959-5259 |
| (787) 883-5957 |
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RHODE ISLAND |
| Kathleen S. Devlin |
| Owner |
| All About Home Care, LLC |
| Irongate 1, Suite 202 |
| 438 East Main Road |
| Middletown, RI 02842 |
| (401) 846-0727 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA |
| Daniel R. Dennis III, PE, PLS |
| President |
| Dennis Corporation |
| 1800 Huger Street |
| Columbia, SC 29201 |
| (803) 227-8532 |
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SOUTH DAKOTA |
| Leigh Kamstra |
| Chef/Owner |
| Roma’s Ristorante |
| 2281 East Colorado Blvd. |
| Spearfish, SD 57783 |
| (605) 772-0715 |
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TENNESSEE |
| Michael Paul Hamilton |
| President |
| MCH Corporation |
| 118 W. Morris Street, 2nd Floor |
| Sweetwater, TN 37874 |
| (423) 388-2727 |
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TEXAS |
| Michael L. Lujan |
| Lisa M. Lujan |
| Co-Owners |
| Mentoring Minds |
| 4908 Hightech Drive |
| Tyler, TX 75703 |
| (800) 585-5258 |
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UTAH |
| Andrew Gerard Caprio |
| CEO/President |
| Monet Medical, Inc. |
| 255 West Central Avenue |
| Salt Lake City, UT 84107 |
| (801) 955-7150 |
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VERMONT |
| Rick Cochran |
| President & CEO |
| Mobile Medical International Corporation |
| 2176 Portland Street, Suite 4 |
| P.O. Box 672 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 |
| (802) 748-2322 |
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VIRGINIA |
| Keith M. Nichols |
| President |
| John J. Nichols |
| Vice President |
| Jeffry S. Nichols |
| Treasurer |
| Handcraft Cleaners and Launderers, Inc. |
| 2810 Cofer Road |
| Richmond, VA 23224 |
| (804) 358-8671 |
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VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| Rita Jones |
| President |
| Jennifer Sibilly |
| Vice President |
| Media Marketing, Inc. |
| 1000 Blackbeard’s Hill, Suite #7 |
| St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802 |
| (340) 774-0920 |
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WASHINGTON |
| Anne-Marie Faiola |
| CEO |
| Bramble Berry, Inc. |
| 2138 Humboldt Street |
| Bellingham, WA 98225 |
| (360) 734-8278 x 101 |
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WEST VIRGINIA |
| Judy K. Sheppard |
| President/CEO |
| Professional Services of America, Inc. |
| 601 Avery Street, Suite 500 |
| Parkersburg, WV 26101 |
| (304) 485-1282 |
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WISCONSIN |
| Deborah Carey |
| President/Founder |
| New Glarus Brewing Co. |
| 2400 State Hwy 69 |
| New Glarus, WI 53574 |
| (608) 527-5850 |
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WYOMING |
| Stacy R. Bair |
| President |
| Devin G. Bair |
| Vice President |
| Bairco Construction, Inc. |
| 213 E. 3rd Street |
| Lovell, WY 82431 |
| (307) 548-6216 |
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