WYOMING - The small business awards are a highlight of SBA’s National Small Business Week celebration, May 18th through May 20th. National Small Business Week honors the contributions of the nation’s small business owners. The winners are selected on their staying power, growth in number of employees, increase in sales, financial condition, innovation, response to adversity, community service and assistance to small business. Involvement with SBA is not necessary, although many of the winners have received some type of assistance from the SBA or those partnering with it.
Wyoming’s small business supporters host special events to honor and present awards to entrepreneurs and small business champions. Wyoming’s winners for 2011 are:
- SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Ashley Watson, Mountains of Groceries, LLC, Jackson;
- Financial Services Champion of the Year, Garrett Growney, Pinnacle Bank Wyoming, Cody;
- Home-Based Business Champion of the Year, Gregor and Cindy Goertz, Wyoming Pure Natural Beef, LLC, Wheatland;
- Minority Small Business Champion of the Year, Anne Even, Workforce Development Training Coordinator for Central Wyoming College, Lander;
- Veteran Small Business of the Year, Lee Buckley Alley, Wheatland;
- Women in Business Champion of the Year, Rebecca Joy Sissman, Central Wyoming College, Lander
- Small Business Manufacturer of the Year, Bob and Mary Levenhagen, T&T Customs, Cheyenne;
Please congratulate these outstanding entrepreneurs and small businesses, as they are key to small business and the backbone of our nation.
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For more information about SBA's programs for small businesses, call (307) 261-6500 or TDY (307) 261-6527 or visit the SBA's extensive Web site at www.sba.gov/wy
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