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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
2024 Iam C. Tucker
Integrated Logistical Support, Inc. (ILSI)
New Orleans, LA

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