SBA Administrator Announces National Small Business Week Awardees

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, today announced the 2016 National Small Business Week awardees for 17 different categories ranging from exporting, outreach, contracting, lending, disaster recovery to manufacturing and research and development. Last week Contreras-Sweet announced the 54 Small Business Person of the Year state and territorial winners. These recipients are now competing for the 2016 National Small Business Person of the Year. All awardees have been invited to Washington, D.C. to participate in events and ceremonies on May 1-2.  

"National Small Business Week is an important moment when we honor our nation's 28 million small businesses and renew our commitment to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit that is central to small business success. This year's recipients are educators and dynamic leaders in their respective small business fields. It is an honor to celebrate their hard work and success," said Contreras-Sweet.

Awards announced today:

• Exporter of the Year
• Jody C. Raskind Mission Lender of the Year
• Small Business Investment Company of the Year
• SCORE Chapter of the Year

• Awards to SBA Resource Partners:
  • Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Excellence and Innovation Award
  • Women's Business Center of Excellence Award
  • Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Year

•       Phoenix Awards for Disaster Recovery:
  • Small Business Disaster Recovery
  • Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Public Official
  • Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Volunteer

• Federal Procurement Awards:
  • Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year
  • Small Business Subcontractor of the Year
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Awards for Excellence (for large prime contractors who use small businesses as suppliers and contractors)
  • 8(a) Graduate of the Year

Each year since 1963, the president has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week.  National Small Business Week is set as the first week in May, and this year the dates are May 1-7 with national events planned in Washington, D.C., New York City, Atlanta, Denver, Phoenix and San Jose and Oakland, California.

Awardees

National Exporter of the Year
Endoscopy Replacement Parts, Inc.

Newberry, Florida
David Peter Bello Sr.
CEO

John Hartnett
Vice President
Global Business Development

David A. Bello Jr.
General Manager, VP

Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Charleston Area Small Business Development Center
North Charleston, South Carolina

Tom Lauria
Director

Women's Business Center of Excellence

Women & Technology 
  Dba Center for Technology & Business
Bismarck, North Dakota

Ms. Debra Mary Eslinger
Program Director

Ms. Deidre A. Hillman
Program Coordinator

Ms. Joanna C. Krizan
Financial Coordinator

Ms. Laurie C. Morse-Dell
Marketing Coordinator

SCORE

Canton Ohio Chapter

Ed Messerly
Chapter Chair

Pat Ripple
Area District Director

Veterans Business Outreach Center Excellence in Service

New Mexico Veterans Business Outreach Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Joe Long
Director

8(a) Graduate of the Year

Action Facilities Management, Inc.
Morgantown, West Virginia

Ms. Diana Lewis Jackson
President & CEO

Jody C. Raskind Mission Lender of the Year

FINANTA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Luis E. Mora
President

Small Business Investment Company (SBIC)

Argentum Capital Partners
New York, New York

Walter H. Barandiaran
Managing Partner

Daniel Raynor
Managing Partner

Steve Berman
Partner and Chief Financial Officer

GMB Mezzanine Capital
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Carleton J. Olmanson
Managing Principal

Michael D. McHugh
Managing Partner

Daniel J. Hemiadan, CFA
Managing Partner

Phoenix Awards

Outstanding Small Business Disaster Recovery:

Majestic Vending and Services, Inc.
Staten Island, New York

Maryann Piazza
Chief Executive Officer

Stephen Piazza
President

Outstanding Contributions To Disaster Recovery by a Public Official:

City of Louisville
Louisville, Mississippi

William A. Hill
Mayor

Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions To Disaster Recovery by a Volunteer:

Serve Moore Community Renewal Center
Moore, Oklahoma

Chris Fox
Executive Director

National Prime Contractor of the Year

McLaughlin Research Corporation
New London, Connecticut

James Bouthillier
President

Subcontractor of the Year

Sound Roof Systems Ltd.
Williston Park, New York

F. Xavier Fleming
President

Dwight D. Eisenhower Awards

Services:

Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.
Cape Canaveral, Florida

Gary Palmer
President

Manufacturing:

BAE Systems, Electronic Systems
Nashua, New Hampshire

Supplier Diversity Team:

Lici Deng
Debra Rotkiewicz
Karen Raymond
Monica St. Julien

Research & Development:

Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, New York

Jill Clough-Johnston
Small Business Liaison Officer

For more information about National Small Business Week visit: www.sba.gov/nsbw

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