SBA Honors National Small Business Champions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifteen small business owners and leaders of small
business support organizations were hailed today by the U.S. Small Business
Administration for their outstanding support of entrepreneurs. The 15
Champion Awards were presented today in Washington, D.C., as part of the
annual observance of National Small Business Week.
The Champion Awards were presented at the Champion Award Winners
Luncheon.
“The SBA is proud to honor these men and women as true champions of small
business, whose tireless efforts have provided tangible and significant support
to small businesses and to their communities,” said SBA Administrator Karen G.
Mills. “They provide the counseling, advice and support that small business
owners need, and foster an environment in which the spirit of entrepreneurship
can flourish.”
This year’s Champion Awards recognize winners from Arizona, Maryland,
Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin. For more detailed
information on all the winners please go to
http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com/ and click on Winners
The winners are:
2009 National Financial Services Champion
Marilyn Landis
President & CEO
Basic Business Concepts, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2009 National SBA Young Entrepreneurs
Stephen C. Voudouris
Christopher R. Francy
Andrew S. Voudouris
Owners
Xoxide, Inc.
Malvern, Pennsylvania
2009 National Veteran Champion
Charles M. Baker
President & CEO
MCB Lighting & Electrical & Government Logistics Solutions
Owings, Maryland
2009 National Exporter of the Year
Andrew Kruse
Executive Vice President for
Business Development
Southwest Wind Power
Flagstaff, Arizona
2009 Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year
Timothy S. Parker
President
Harbor Industries, Inc.
Grand Haven, Michigan
2009 National Home Based Business Champion
Nancy Reading, Jenny Cox
Barb McGann, Kris Simeona
Founders
Small Business Incubation Center
Cedar Edge Medical, LLC
Blanding, Utah
2009 National Small Business Journalist
Joanne Quinn Smith
President
Dreamweaver Marketing
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2009 National Minority Champion
Eddie G. Davis
Principal
DaLite & Associates, LLC
St. Louis, Missouri
2009 National Women in Business Champion
Laurie Benson
CEO & Co-Founder
Inacom Information Systems
Madison, Wisconsin
2009 Entrepreneurial Success
Avinash Rachmale
President & CEO
Lakeshore Engineering Services, Inc.
Detroit, Michigan
For more information on Small Business Week 2009, including a schedule of events and information on all award winners, visit
www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com.
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