U.S. Chamber Small Business of the Year Award 2007
Sponsored by:
My Chef Catering, Naperville, IL - 2007 U.S. Chamber Small Business of the Year
Regional Finalists
SOUTHEAST
Faces DaySpa Hilton Head, SC
MIDWEST
Permac Industries Burnsville, MN
NORTHWEST
Guidant Financial Group Bellevue, WA
SOUTHWEST/SOUTH CENTRAL
Mammen Glass & Mirror dba M3 Glass Technologies Irving, TX
WEST
Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP Downey, CA
GREAT LAKES
My Chef Catering Naperville, IL
EASTERN
F.A. Peabody Company Houlton, ME
Blue Ribbon Small Business Award Winners
The following is a partial list of award winners. Due to the incredible response and extended deadline, additional winners will be announced soon.
Access Receivables Management Towson, MD
Air Advantage. LLC Frankenmuth, MI
Air Power Systems, Inc. Tulsa, OK
Applied Power Solutions, Inc. Addison, IL
Arc Aspicio LLC Arlington, VA
Architechtural Group International, Inc. Covington, KY
BizXchange Seattle, WA
Chuck & Don's Pet Food Outlet Mahtomedi, MN
Chyten Educational Services Lexington, MA
Converged Networks, LLC Charleston, SC
Dynamic Metals International LLC Bristol, CT
Earthworks Land Development, Inc. Sarasota, FL
Echo Concepts, Inc. Denver, CO
Element 7 LLC Las Vegas, NV
Entrex, Inc. Chicago, IL
F.A. Peabody Company Houlton, ME
Faces DaySpa Hilton Head, SC
FGP International Greenville, SC
Financial Information Technology, Inc. (Fintech) Tampa, FL
Financial Plus Credit Union Ottawa, IL
Fisher Recycling N. Charleston, SC
Guidant Financial Group Bellevue, WA
Hager Sharp Inc. Washington, DC
Hixardt Technologies, Inc Pensacola, FL
Icy Strait Point Juneau, AK
Intercept Youth Services, Inc. Richmond, VA
Italian Delight Family Restaurant South Boston, VA
KAM Manufacturing, Inc. Van Wert, OH
L.P.'s Excavating, Inc. Williams, AZ
Laurey's Catering and Gourmet to Go Ashville, NC
Mammen Glass & Mirror Irving, TX
Mind Over Machines, Inc. Baltimore, MD
Minuteman Press Naperville, IL
Moran Media Group Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
My Chef Catering Naperville, IL
Nolan Painting, Inc. Havertown, PA
North Coast Education Services Solon, OH
Ocean Breeze Awnings, Inc. Surfside Beach, SC
Orbit Systems, Inc. Egan, MN
Pacific Coast Business Times Santa Barbara, CA
Pai De Pere, WI
Permac Industries Burnsville, MN
Quality Float Works, Inc. Schaumburg, IL
Quality Support, Inc. Landover, MD
SAM Scribes & Designs, L.L.C dba The Irving Journal Irving, TX
Slate LD, LLC dba Let's Dish! Baltimore, MD
South Georgia Travel Valdosta, GA
Specialized Engineering Ijamsville, MD
Sports Spine & Industrial Greer, SC
Standard Water Control Systems Crystal, MN
Streamline Technical Services Round Rock, TX
SWOT Management Group Hillsborough, NJ
TDC Systems Integration Smyrna, GA
The Retrofit Companies Owatonna, MN
Tier 1 Performance Solutions, LLC Covington, KY
Trahan Staffing Resources Inc., DBA/Spherion Johnson City, TN
Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP Downey, CA
Urth Café Santa Monica, CA
VIP Office Furniture & Supply Hinesville, GA
VISI Minneapolis, MN
These Blue Ribbon winners will be sent through a second round of judging to select Regional Finalists.
Finally, a panel of small business experts will evaluate each of the finalists to identify one outstanding business to be honored as the U.S. Chamber Small Business of the Year.
Applicants will be judged on the following:
- Financial performance and business history
- Staff training and motivation
- Community Involvement
- Community Service
- Business plan or strategy for growth
LEVELS OF RECOGNITION
U.S. Chamber Blue Ribbon Small Business
- Discounted registration for the Summit 2007
- Recognition at a Special Summit Event
- Blue Ribbon Small Business Certificate
- Web sticker to display on winner's web site
- Recognition on uschamber.com website
Regional Finalists
- All recognition given to Blue Ribbon Winners
- Complimentary Registration
- Two night Hotel stay at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel during the Summit
- Recognition on Stage during awards ceremony
- Crystal Award
- Spotlight in uschamber.com Magazine
U.S. Chamber Small Business of the Year
- All recognition given to Finalists and Blue Ribbon Winners
- Acceptance Speech on Stage
- Special Crystal Award
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Fewer than 250 employees
- Gross revenues of less than $10 million in 2005
- Able to attend America's Small Business Summit 2007
May 23-25, 2007
Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
999 Ninth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
TIMELINE
- September 10, 2006 - Entry applications available online
- March 2, 2007 - Entry applications due at the U.S. Chamber
- March 12, 2007 - Blue Ribbon Small Business Award winners announced
- March 30, 2007 - Regional finalists (7) announced
- May 23-25, 2007 - America's Small Business Summit 2007
- May 24, 2006 - The U.S. Chamber Small Business of the Year Award winner announced at a dinner ceremony at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel
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