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National Small Business Week awardees

As part of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration takes the opportunity to highlight the impact of outstanding entrepreneurs, small business owners, and community members from all 50 states and U.S. territories. 

Awards by category

State/TerritoryBusiness nameOwnerCity
AlabamaSeabrook SolutionsLang SimsHuntsville
AlaskaFirebrand BBQStephanie Higgins and John HigginsSeward
ArizonaThe Best TaquitoAlma OrnelasYuma
ArkansasGateway Family Therapy Services PLLCLaQuita NorrisBenton
CaliforniaVillage Pet & FeedDevon JulianSantee
ColoradoScottish Stained Glass LLCMartin FaithCentennial
ConnecticutOutsourced Risk Management SolutionsDerek EzovskiWest Hartford
DelawareBayside Gymnastics LLCJennifer McEntireMilford
District of ColumbiaJLAN SolutionsRonnette MeyersWashington, DC
FloridaSunshine Rail Service LLCDouglas Fournier and Joseph FournierPalatka
GeorgiaCollins Manufacturing CompanyGwen Collins and Larry Collins IIMacon
GuamPacific Rim Constructors Inc.Keith StewartTamuning
HawaiiSun Construction Inc.Jeremiah LeonardHilo
IdahoProtech FenceDallin Jolley, Morgan Jolley and Scott JolleyShelley
IllinoisCharCharmsCharlotte TrecartinLake Zurich
IndianaHuber Winery & Starlight DistilleryDana Huber and Ted HuberBorden
IowaGroom CurriculumSierra Elbert and Patricia PierceEmmetsburg
KansasHarlow Aerostructures LLCPhillip Friedman, Matt Augustine, Dale Sparks and David HunterWichita
KentuckyKentucky Thermal InstituteJohn HarnageBowling Green
LouisianaLC Transport Services LLCJordanna Coleman and Louis Coleman Sr.Prairieville
MaineCustom Composites Technologies Inc.Maureen Hassett, Stephen Hassett and Nathaniel HassettBath
MarylandAll About Me Adult Day Care Program LLCJaime WhiteNorth East
MassachusettsCorso Plumbing and HeatingBryan CorsoHaverhill
MichiganMettle OpsKathryn BigelowMadison Heights
MinnesotaInnovative Foam Inc.Dean BertramHutchinson
MississippiStrands of FaithAmeka  ColemanPearl
MissouriMK Machining LLCTyler KempHallsville
MontanaSpika Design & ManufacturingKatie Spika and Rebecca SpikaLewistown
NebraskaDoors Plus LLCCameron Hall and Sydney HallLincoln
NevadaAmeriBrunch CafeNikolay Poptchev and Rima PoptchevaLas Vegas
New HampshireHartley Transportation LLCThomas HartleyPembroke
New JerseyTri-State Civil ConstructionSean XuMahwah
New MexicoPerformance Maintenance Inc.Eric QuintanaEspanola
New YorkGardner Chiropractic PLLCEmily Gardner and Samuel GardnerOlean
North CarolinaAviator Brewing CompanyMark Doble and Walter Everhart, Jr.Fuquay Varina
North DakotaBully Brew CoffeeSandra LuckGrand Forks
OhioHumtown ProductsMark LamonchaColumbiana
OklahomaCostley Enterprises Inc.Greg CostleyBroken Arrow
OregonRed Castle GamesMatthew Brossard MiceticPortland
PennsylvaniaBuona Foods Inc.Gale FerrantoLandenberg
Puerto RicoBravada VodkaCarlos LopezToa Baja
Rhode IslandVIBCO Inc.Karl WadenstenWyoming
South CarolinaND3 Inc.Nathaniel  DurantColumbia
South DakotaLaCreek Development CorporationChris O’BryanMartin
TennesseeEOD GearSteve CassidyFranklin
TexasDear HeartNichole Lee KirkWichita Falls
UtahBeacon Commercial Door and LockChad RichesSalt Lake City
VermontRigorous Technology Inc.Diane Abruzzini and Colin RiggsWilliston
VirginiaThe Joachim GroupCurtis JoachimRoanoke
WashingtonArt Anderson AssociatesNikolas AndersonBremerton
West VirginiaAtlas Prediction Control LLCMadhur BedreSouth Charleston
WisconsinJohnson’s One StopArtie  Johnson and Debbie JohnsonSeneca
WyomingL&H IndustrialMichael  Wandler, Jason Percifield, Dustin Roush and Gage WandlerGillette

AwardBusiness nameOwnerLocation
Blue-Collar Small Business of the YearIndustrial Motor Services Inc.Taylor Powell and Doug PowellAnderson, SC
Exporter of the YearShow-Me BBQ Sauce LLCEnrique Fuhlage, Louisa Fuhlage, and Clark FuhlageRocheport, MO
Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster RecoveryCorner KitchenKevin Westmoreland and Joe ScullyAsheville, NC
Rural Small Business of the YearShores Sisters Farm Market IncMichael Wilson and Renee Shores WilsonTowanda, PA
Small Business Manufacturer of the YearMartin’s Pretzel BakeryJustus Martin and Josiah MartinMoira, NY

AwardPartner nameDirector/ChairLocation
SCORE National Chapter of the Year AwardNorthern Maine SCORE ChapterDavid Green, Chapter ChairMaine
Small Business Development Center Excellence and Innovation AwardFlorida Small Business Development Center at University of Central FloridaEunice Choi, DirectorOrlando, FL
Veterans Business Outreach Center Excellence in Service AwardVeterans Business Outreach Center at Gulf Coast State CollegeBrenton Peacock, DirectorPanama City, FL
Women’s Business Center of Excellence AwardWisconsin Women’s Business Initiative CorporationJaci Sulley, DirectorHayward, WI