Small Business Award Nominations Sought

Small Business Award Nominations Sought

April 14, 2010 – Southport, North Carolina (NC) - The Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the contributions that small businesses make to our economy with a Small Business Person of the Year & Small Business Customer Service of the Year awards. Small businesses represent 98% of the businesses in Brunswick County, create three of every four new jobs, and generate a majority of American innovations.

The Chamber encourages customers and fellow business owners to nominate an individual or partners (a team) who you feel deserve to hold the title of Small Business Person of the Year or a business for the Small Business Customer Service of the Year. Nominations forms are available at The Chamber at 4841 Long Beach Road or online at www.southport-oakisland.com. The nomination deadline is Monday, May 3rd.

Nominations for the two awards will be presented to the Small Business & Technology Development Center of the University of North Carolina Wilmington for selection. The SBTDC at UNCW provides management counseling and education services to small and mid-sized businesses in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Duplin, Onslow, Bladen and Columbus counties. Overall, the SBTDC helps established firms; high-growth companies and start-up businesses meet today’s challenges, manage change and plan for the future. All SBTDC services are confidential.

The winner of the awards will be announced at the Chamber’s Annual Membership Meeting in June.

Past winners for Small Business Person of the Year were Carol Hester, Cape Fear Insurance; Jeff Satterwhite, Centerline Realty & Development; Dr. Joy McClenny, Family Chiropractic Plus; John A. Azzato, M.D., Orthopaedic Specialists, P.A.; Kimberly Boggs, Southport-Oak Island School of Dance, Carl Ward, III, Ward Mini Storage and Truck Rental and Bryan English, E. Bryan English Builders.

Past Small Business Customer Service winners were: The Adventure Company, Plantation Properties, Oak Island Accommodations, Sykes Portable Welding & Repair, Inc. and Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCare Center.

The Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce represents over 500 companies doing business in the Bald Head Island, Bolivia, Boiling Spring Lakes, Caswell Beach, Oak Island, St. James, Southport and Sunset Harbor area of Brunswick County.

For more information or a nomination form visit the Southport Oak Island Area Chamber Of Commerce website at www.southport-oakisland.com, email at info@southport-oakisland.com call 910.457-6964 or stop by the Welcome Center at 4841 Long Beach Road, Southport.

The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Monday, May 3rd.

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