SBA's 2012 Michigan Small Business Award Winners Are Announced!The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the winners of its 2012 Small Business awards, including four Midwest regional winners and two National awardees. Awards will be presented on May 3 at the annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards event at the Lansing Center in Lansing. The following winners were selected based on staying power, financial performance, innovativeness, response to adversity, contributions to their communities and advocacy for the advancement of small business. - Small Business Person of the Year: John Lowery, Applied Imaging, Grand Rapids
- Michigan and Midwest Regional Entrepreneurial Success Winner: William Deary, Great Lakes Caring, Jackson
- Michigan and Midwest Regional Exporter of the Year: Laurence s. Slovin, P&P Process Equipment and Systems, Saginaw
- Jeffery Butland Family-Owner Business of the Year: Jami Moore, JEM Tech Group, Mt. Clemens
- Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Amber Lynn (Smith) Williams, Power in Motion Gymnastics & Fitness, St. Joseph
- Michigan, Midwest Regional and National Financial Services Champion: Dave Adams, Credit Union League and Associates, Lansing
- Michigan, Midwest Regional, and National Veteran Small Business Champion: Keith King, Keith King & Associates, Detroit
- Minority Small Business Champion: Donald E. Snider, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Detroit
- Women in Business Champion: Margaret Adams, SBA Women's Business Center at Cornerstone Alliance, Benton Harbor
- Small Business Journalist of the Year: Larry Eiler, Re:New Michigan, Ann Arbor
- SBTDC Counselor of the Year: Stan Pruski, Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, Grand Rapids
- SCORE Counselor of the Year: Jim Muir, SCORE, Farmington Hills
Michigan Celebrates Small Business May 3, 2012 Lansing Center  The SBA honors the exceptional small business owners and the champions that support them each year at Michigan Celebrates Small Business. The event was founded by the SBA, the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center Network, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Small Business Association of Michigan and the Greater Lansing Business Monthly, in a collaborative effort to showcase the economic power of Michigan's small businesses. Event highlights include: - Opening Reception with music
- Dinner
- Keynote Speaker: Ari Weinzweig, Co-founder and CEO of Zingermans' Community of Businesses
- Awards
- SBA Small Business and Champion Awards
- MEDC Government Contracting Award, Urban Entrepreneurship Awards
- SBAM Innovation Award
- SBTDC Main Street Award
- Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
Sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation, the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch ceremony celebrates 50 Michigan companies with a history of growth and potential as significant drivers of our economy. For tickets and more information about Michigan's premier small business event go to www.michigancelebrates.biz Michigan Office Directory
Romualdo Ancog, Lender Relations Specialist, Business Opportunity Specialist | | |
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