| SBA Honors National Small Business Champions |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ten small business owners and leaders of small business support organizations were recognized today by the U.S. Small Business Administration for their outstanding support of entrepreneurs. SBA Champion Awards were presented today in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual observance of National Small Business Week.
The winners include people like Rodney Hudson, a service-disabled veteran who served in Iraq; Keith McLaughlin, who heads SBA lending at The Bank of Missouri; John and Brendan Ready, two remarkable and innovative young lobstermen from Maine; and Robert L. Johnston, a longtime seeds man who knows that big things grow from tiny seeds. 2008 Financial Services Champion W. Keith McLaughlin Senior Vice President SBA Lending Division The Bank of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 2008 SBA Young Entrepreneur John and Brendan Ready Co-Founders Ready Seafood Portland, Maine 2008 Veteran Champion Rodney Hudson, President Quicksilver Analytics, Inc. Abingdon, Maryland 2008 Small Business Exporter Oscar Neal Asbury President Greenfield Worldtrade Inc. Weston, Florida 2008 Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business Robert A. Antignano Owner Angelo’s Civita Farnese Providence, Rhode Island 2008 Small Business Journalist Ronald Ameln, President St. Louis Small Business, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri 2008 Minority Champion Johnson W.K. Choi President Hong Kong-China, Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Honolulu, Hawaii 2008 Women in Business Champion Julann Jatczak Vice President Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2008 Home-Based Business Champion Kimberly Davidson Owner MBD Marketing Inc. Murrieta, California 2008 Entrepreneurial Success Robert L. Johnson Chairman & Founder Johnny’s Selected Seeds Winslow, Maine For additional information on Small Business Week 2008, including a full schedule of events and information on all award winners, go online to www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com The U.S. Small Business Administration thanks the following cosponsors of National Small Business Week and related events: Sam’s Club, Administaff, Raytheon, IBM, Chevron, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Cisco, Lockheed Martin, Salesforce, Lowe’s, Banco Popular, Minority Business Development Agency, General Service Administration, MyBizHomepage, Dun & Bradstreet, National Association of Development Companies, Direct Selling Education Foundation, Association of Small Business Development Centers, National Small Business Association, Federal Allies Institute, SCORE, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Consumer Energy Alliance, and FedSources. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s participation in this cosponsored activity does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of any cosponsor’s, donor’s, grantee’s, contractor’s or participant’s opinions, products, or services. All SBA programs and cosponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least 2 weeks in advance, by contacting sbw@sba.gov. Cosponsorship Authorization # 2008. Release Date: April 23, 2008 Contact: Dennis Byrne (202) 205-6567 Release Number: 08-43 Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news |
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