CBIA Members Among 2016 SBA Small Business Week Winners

This year’s SBA Small Business Week honorees from Connecticut include five CBIA members: The Chapman Manufacturing Co., Educational Play Care, Farmington Bank, Jackson Chevrolet, and Jonal Laboratories.
These and seven other Connecticut companies are being honored on May 3 at the Annual Small Business Week Awards Luncheon at the Infinity Theatre in Hartford.
Victoria and Peter Newman, founder and CEO of Greenwich Education Group, have been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2016’s Connecticut Small Business Persons of the Year, SBA’s top award
“We are extremely excited to honor a truly amazing lineup of small business owners and champions this year, says Bob Nelson, SBA’s Acting Connecticut District Director.
“It is so important to recognize our small businesses in the state, as they are the job creators and innovators and the fabric of our local communities!”
2016 Connecticut SBA Small Business Week Honorees
Category | Owner | Company |
Woman-Owned Small Business | Tracy Camassar | The Chapman Manufacturing Co. |
Family-Owned Small Business | Tamera Jackson | Jackson Chevrolet |
Veteran-Owned Small Business | Walt Medina | Walt Medina & Associates |
Veteran Advocate Champion | Raymond Hayes | Pay Forward Inc., |
CT Microenterprise Award | Alina Wegrzyniak | Crystal Ballroom of New Britain |
Minority-Owned Small Business | Dawn Reshen- Doty | Benay Enterprises |
Young Entrepreneur Small Business | Foster Charles | Charles Computer Services |
Financial Services Champion | Andreas Kapetanopoulos | Farmington Bank |
Entrepreneurial Success | Jane Porterfield | Educational Play Care |
Exporter of the Year | Marc Nemeth | Jonal Laboratories |
Region 1 Prime Contractor of the Year | James D. Bouthillier | McLaughlin Research Corporation |
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