News Release
BALTIMORE DISTRICT
Release Date: April 4, 2016 Contact: Rachel Howard, (410) 244-3337
Release Number: MD16-08 Email: rachel.howard@sba.gov
SBA Announces MD Small Business Week Award Winners
BALTIMORE—Maryland district winners of the 2016 U.S. Small Business Week Awards Program were announced today by Stephen D. Umberger, District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Baltimore District Office. District winners will be honored at the 32nd Annual Maryland Small Business Week Awards Luncheon June 15th at Martin’s West in Woodlawn, Md.
This year’s winners are:
Maryland Small Business Person of the Year: Patrick Munis, New Wave Telecom & Technologies, Elkridge
Accountant Advocate: Machusla Wiedorn, Common Sense Income Tax Preparation, Severna Park
Attorney Advocate: Daniel G. Downer, Jr., Esq., Daniel G. Downer, Jr., Attorney at Law, Annapolis
District Director’s Unsung Hero: Robert L. Wallace, BITHGroup Technologies, Baltimore
Entrepreneurial Success: Tori Paide & Marla Peoples, The Still Point Wellness Centers, Columbia
Family Owned Small Business: Joanie Gerber, Bikle Manufacturing, Inc., Smithsburg
Financial Services Champion: Maurice Ames, MD Capital Enterprises, Inc., Salisbury
Home-Based Business Champion: Laura Wiegmann, Laura’s Eyes Photography, Pasadena
Insurance Champion: Jerrie Taylor, The Lion Heart Group, Cambridge
Minority Small Business Champion of the Year: Celester A. Hall, MD Dept. of Commerce, Baltimore
“Rising Star” Student Entrepreneur of the Year: Javon Gholston & Michael Heier, Power to the PCB, Baltimore
Small Business Exporter of the Year: Mark Rice, Maritime Applied Physics, Baltimore
Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year: Alexander Fakeri, Mojo Web Solutions, Baltimore
Women in Business Champion of the Year: Diane Montier, Bruster’s Ice Cream, Glen Burnie
Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Paul Rineholt & Nick Gregori, Dorchester Decoy Rentals, Cambridge
Each year, the President of the United Staetes declares National Small Business Week to celebrate the contributions of the small business community to the nation’s economy. The SBA holds the annual awards competition to recognize outstanding small business owners and their advocates. National Small Business Week activities are May 2-6.
For more information contact Rachel Howard at (410) 244-3337 or at rachel.howard@sba.gov. For information on the 2016 Maryland Small Business Week Awards Luncheon or for tickets, visit the event website at www.mdsbwawards.org.