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Previous winners
Since 1971, SBA has announced a National Small Business Person of the Year, which recognizes the critical contributions of America's small business owners to our jobs, innovation, and economy.
| Year | Winner | City/State |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | John M. Frank Frankoma Pottery, Inc. |
Sapulpa, OK |
| 1972 | Henry (Hank) Marcheschi American Telecommunications Corp. |
El Monte, CA |
| 1973 | N/A | N/A |
| 1974 | Harold L. Morgenstern Morgenstern Manufacturing, Inc. |
Missoula, MT |
| Richard N. Marshall Marshall Maintenance |
Trenton, NJ | |
| 1975 | Steven and Alma Mitchell Don and Virginia Stone Stone & Mitchell Toy Company |
Provo, UT |
| 1976 | Duane D. Pearsall Statitrol Corp. |
Lakewood, CA |
| 1977 | Larry Comer Comer Associates |
Americus, GA |
| 1978 | Edward J. Gaffney Ortho Kinetics, Inc. |
Waukesha, WI |
| 1979 | Gary L. McDaniel MAC Equipment, Inc. |
Sabetha, KS |
| 1980 | Harold Thomas Spalding Diemakers, Inc. |
Monroe City, MO |
| 1981 | Allan Thieme Amigo Sales, Inc. |
Bridgeport, MI |
| 1982 | Edward F. Shorma Wahpeton Canvas Co., Inc. |
Wahpeton, ND |
| 1983 | Louis F. Ruiz Frederick R. Ruiz Ruiz Food Products, Inc. |
Tulare, CA |
| 1984 | William Terry Fuldner EFCO Corporation |
Monett, MO |
| 1985 | Robert W. Allington Instrumentation Specialties Co., Inc. |
Lincoln, NE |
| 1986 | Robert Kehl Ruth Kehl Robert River Rides, Inc. |
Dubuque, IA |
| 1987 | Charles K. Nishioka Charles K. Nishioka & Son, Inc. |
Waipahu, HI |
| 1988 | Bennett R. Cohen Jerry Greenfield Ben and Jerry's Homemade, Inc. |
Waterbury, VT |
| 1989 | Henry “Tad” L. Bretting C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc. |
Ashland, WI |
| 1990 | V. E. “Barney” Roberts Iowa Office Supply, Inc. |
Storm Lake, IA |
| 1991 | Amelia B. McCoy Handmade Rainbows and Halos by Amelia, Inc. |
Lamar, OK |
| 1993 | William Engler Jr. Kaytee Products |
Chilton, WI |
| 1994 | Lorraine A. Miller Cactus & Tropicals, Inc. |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| 1995 | Max P. Schlienger Retech, Inc. |
Ukiah, CA |
| 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | David Giuliani Optiva Corporation |
Bellevue, WA |
| 1998 | Ross O. Youngs Univenture, Inc. |
Columbus, OH |
| 1999 | Greg Sullivan G.A. Sullivan |
St. Louis, MO |
| 2000 | Barbara Miller Miller Paper Company |
Amarillo, TX |
| 2001 | Thornton Stanley Stanley Construction Company, Inc. |
Huntsville, AL |
| 2002 | Thanh Quoc Lam Ba-Le, Inc. |
Honolulu, HI |
| 2003 | Sharon E. Bennett Evan C. Wooton Premier Pet Products, LLC |
Richmond, VA |
| 2004 | Sheree Mitchell Growing Room, Inc. |
Columbus, GA |
| 2005 | Marianne Sensale Guerin Guerin Associates, LLC |
Gorham, ME |
| 2006 | Eric Hoover Excalibur Machine Company, Inc. |
Conneaut Lake, PA |
| 2007 | Bobbie Jacobs-Ghaffar Lesa Jacobs Native Angels Home Care & Hospice Agency Inc. |
Lumberton, NC |
| 2008 | Shawn Christopher Boyer SnagAJob.com, Inc. |
Glen Allen, VA |
| 2009 | Jeanna R. Sellmeyer ASSET Group, Inc. |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2010 | Waymon Armstrong Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc. |
Orlando, FL |
| 2011 | Rick Cochran Mobile Medical International Corp. |
St. Johnsbury, VT |
| 2012 | Victoria Tifft Clinical Research Management, Inc. |
Hinckley, OH |
| 2013 | John Stonecipher Guidance Aviation, Inc. |
Prescott, AZ |
| 2014 | William (Billy) Charles Taylor Brook Ann Harvey-Taylor Pacifica |
Portland, OR |
| 2015 | Sarah (Doan) Galbraith Missouri Star Quilt Company |
Hamilton, MO |
| 2016 | Helen M. Russell Brooke J. McDonnell Equator Coffees and Teas, Inc. |
San Rafael, CA |
| 2017 | Garrett W. Marrero Melanie M. Marrero Maui Brewing Company |
Kihei, HI |
| 2018 | Rebecca Fyffe Landmark Pest Mgmt |
Schaumburg, IL |
| 2019 | Jeffrey Herbert Superstition Meadery, LLC |
Prescott, AZ |
| 2020 | Timothy Porter Appddiction Studio, LLC |
San Antonio, TX |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A |
| 2022 | Jill Rae Scarbo Bright Futures Learning Services |
Winfield, WV |
| 2023 | Abdirahman Kahin Afro Deli & Grill |
St Paul, MN |
