LANSING ? Michigan Celebrates Small Business on April 28 honored a host of Michigan businesses, and business owners, including the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch that collectively posted revenues of nearly $500 million and employ more than 2,100 people in the state.
Other award winners include:
Main Street USA Award, Biker Garage 101, Chad Faszczewski, Owner, Oscoda
Government Contracting Award, Rave Computer, Frederick (Rick) Darter, President / CEO, Ken Gorinski, Vice President, Dave Nannini, COO, Sterling Heights
Innovation Award, BioPhotonic Solutions, Marcos Dantus, President / CEO, East Lansing
Michigan Small Business Person of the Year, Michael J. Uckele, CEO and President, Blissfield
Michigan and Midwest Region Small Business Exporter of the Year, Darryl J. Barlett, Vice President & General Manager, k-Space Associates, Dexter
Michigan and Midwest Region Minority Small Business Champion, Cynthia A. Grubbs, Small Business Liaison, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Novi
Michigan Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year, Proos Manufacturing, Amy Engelsman, CEO, Grand Rapids
Veteran Small Business Champion, Matt Sherwood, Assistant Director, VetBizCentral, Flint
Michigan Financial Services Champion, Jane Sherzer, President, Michigan Certified Development Corporation, East Lansing
Women in Business Champion, Michelle A. Richards, Executive Director, Center for Empowerment & Economic Development, Ann Arbor
Small Business Journalist of the Year, Michael F. Carmichael, Online Editor & Contributing Writer, Corp! Magazine, Warren
Michigan Small Business Counselors of the Year, Lorne Greenwood, SCORE Counselor, SCORE Chapter 18, Detroit
Lola Are?, Center Director, Oakland County Business Center Michigan SBTDC, Waterford
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