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SAVE THE DATE!
THE 2009 SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON WILL TAKE PLACE ON
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009 at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2008 VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON
May 2, 2008 The Jefferson Hotel Richmond, Virginia
The historic five-star Jefferson Hotel in Richmond was the setting for the 2008 Small Business Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 2nd. A crowd of 320 business and community leaders celebrated Virginia Small Business Week and honored this year's small business and lender award winners. Pictured below are: (left photo) Shawn C. Boyer, President and CEO of SnagAJob.com, the 2008 Virginia and National Small Business Person of the Year, and (right photo) Mrs. Marie Kelleher of Kelleher Corporation, the 2008 Virginia and Region III Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year, both of whom received their awards from (left to right) Ron Bew, SBA District Director, Stephanie Watkins, SBA Regional Administrator, and the Honorable Bill Bolling, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia.
2008 VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS
VIRGINIA AND NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Shawn Christopher Boyer
VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTERS OF THE YEAR
Charles L. Fuqua, President
VIRGINIA AND REGION III JEFFREY BUTLAND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Joseph M. Kelleher, Jr.
VIRGINIA FINANCIAL SERVICES CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
John R. Canosa, Jr.
VIRGINIA VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Michael E. Melo
James T. Carroll, Director
VIRGINIA LENDER AWARDS
TOP MAJOR BANK (tie) Bank of America Innovative Bank
TOP INTERMEDIATE BANK Resource Bank
TOP COMMUNITY BANK Surrey Bank & Trust
TOP NON-BANK LENDER CIT Small Business Lending Corporation
TOP CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (CDC) Business Finance Group, Inc.
TOP 504 FIRST TRUST LENDER SunTrust Bank
DISTRICT DIRECTOR'S AWARD Diane Arnold, Director Longwood Small Business Development Center-Danville
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