2008 Winners
Small Business Person of the Year
Ford S. Reiche, President
Safe Handling, Inc. 123 Rodman Road Auburn, ME 04210
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District & Regional Award Winner Small Business Exporter of the Year
Kent Peterson
Chief Executive Officer Fluid Imaging Technologies 65 Forest Falls Drive Yarmouth, ME 04096
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District, Regional & National Winner Young Entrepreneur of the Year
John and Brendan Ready
Ready Seafood/Catch a Piece of Maine 390 Commercial Street Portland, ME 04112
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District Award Winner Jeffrey H. Butland SBA Family-Owned Business of the Year
Peter Richardson
President Crobb Box company PO Box 247 Ellsworth, ME 04605
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District & Regional Award Winner Women in Business Champion
Gilda Nardone
Executive Director Maine Centers for Women, Work & Community 46 Unniversity Drive Augusta, ME 04330
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District, Regional and National Winner Entrepreneurial Success Award
Robert L. Johnston
Chairman & Founder Johnny's Selected Seeds 955 Benton Avenue Winslow, ME 04901
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District & Regional Award Winner Home- Based Business Champion
James Macomber
Penquis CAP 50 North Street Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 |
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District & Regional Award Winner Small Business Journalist
Kate Arno
Director of Training & Communications Maine Small Business Development Center PO Box 9300 Portland, ME 04104
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District Award Winner Minority Small Business Champion
Jennifer Sporzynski and John Scribner
Start Smart - Coastal Enterprises, Inc. 2 Portland Fish Pier Portland, ME 04101
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District Award Winner Veteran Small Business Champion (Co-Winners)
John Gardner
U.S. Small Business Administration 68 Sewall St. Augusta, ME 04330
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Ed Dahl
Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center 40 Harlow Street Bangor, ME 04401
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