ATLANTA — In anticipation of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Georgia District Office is announcing its 2014 Small Business Week award winners. Recipients are being formally recognized at the annual Small Business Week awards luncheon hosted by the Georgia Quality Lenders Circle (GLQC) on April 30 in Atlanta.
Each year since 1963, the President has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of Small Business Week. This year, which marks the 50th anniversary, National Small Business Week will be May 12-16, 2014. “National Small Business Week is an occasion to collectively celebrate the successes and contributions of small businesses.” said Terri Denison, the SBA’s Georgia District Director. “We welcome the opportunity to bring this celebration to Georgia in honoring small businesses and their champions from around the state.”
“We are excited to host the Georgia Small Business Week awards luncheon recognizing small businesses commitment of excellence for the great state of Georgia. This is a long standing tradition that the Georgia Lender Quality Circle (GLQC) is proud to host, said Darren Davis, Chairman, GLQC.”
The winners are:
Small Business Person(s) of the Year
Mr. Jusak Bernhard
Mr. Jeffrey Manley
TailsSpin
Business Address:
4501 Habersham Street
Savannah, Georgia 31405
Phone: 912-691-8788
Email: jusak@tailsspin.com and jeff@tailsspin.com
Small Business Person(s) of the Year (1st Runner Up)
Stephen Wayne Pararo
Owner and principle designer, Pineapple House Interior Design
Pineapple House Interior Design, Inc.
190 Ottley Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
Business Phone: 404-897-5551
E-Mail Address: spararo@pineapplehouse.com
Website: www.pineapplehouse.com
Small Business Person(s) of the Year (2nd Runner Up)
Mr. John Anker
Ankerpak, LLC
President
1323 11th Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
Business Tel: 706-322-3788
Cell: 706-464-7599
Email: johnan@ankerpak.com
Exporter of the Year
Savannah Global Solutions
Mark Allan Sauer
9 Deer Run
Savannah, GA 31411
Bus: 912-200-7700
Family-Owned Business of the Year
Mr. Ward Sweat
Ms. Katy Crane
Charley & Sons, Inc.
5366 Dixie Industrial Drive
Lake City, GA 30260
404-366-4442
E-mail: katy@godos.cc
Financial Services Champion of the Year
Ms. Grace Fricks
Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE)
3173 Highway 129 North
Cleveland, GA 30538
706-348-6609
E-mail: fricks@aceloans.org
Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
Mr. Ken Huff
Georgia Power
Manager of Supplier Diversity and Development
241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308-3374
(404) 506-6012
Small Business Media Advocate of the Year
Mr. Jim Beach
6105 Blue Stone Rd #202,
Atlanta GA 30328
(678) 640-0770
james.beach@att.net
Women in Business Champion of the Year
Ms. Terri ElHaddaoui
SBA Women’s Business Center Director
The Edge Connection
Coles College of Business
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Rd. #3305
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: 770-499-3228
404-518-7196
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of the Year
Kennesaw State University – SBDC
KSU Center, Ste 500
3333 Busbee Dr.
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-423-6450
Dtonsmeire@georgiasbdc.org