DETROIT ? Longtime technology public relations professional Larry Eiler was named Wednesday as Small Business Journalist of the Year for his NEW Michigan Radio show on 1290 WLBY in Ann Arbor.
Eiler, co founder of Eiler Public Relations, was among a dozen award winners announced by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The awards will be presented on May 3 at the eighth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards event at The Lansing Center in Lansing.
?The SBA is honored to highlight the impact of the courageous men and women who work every day to grow small businesses, create 21st century jobs, drive innovation, and increase America?s global competitiveness,? said Gerald Moore, SBA Michigan District Director. ?Together with our partners, we honor and celebrate the individuals whose inspiration and efforts keep America strong.?
The SBA honors the exceptional small business owners and the champions who support them each year at Michigan Celebrates Small Business. The event was founded by the SBA, the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center Network, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Small Business Association of Michigan and the Greater Lansing Business Monthly. MITechNews.Com is a press sponsor.
Other winners include:
? Small Business Person of the Year: John Lowery, Applied Imaging, Grand Rapids
? Michigan and Midwest Regional Entrepreneurial Success Winner: William Deary, Great Lakes Caring, Jackson
? Michigan and Midwest Regional Exporter of the Year: Laurence S. Slovin, B&P Process Equipment and Systems, LLC, Saginaw
? Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year: Jami Moore, JEM Tech Group, Mount Clemens
? Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Amber Lynn (Smith) Williams, Power in Motion Gymnastics & Fitness, St. Joesph
? Michigan, Midwest Regional, and National Financial Services Champion: Dave Adams, Michigan Credit Union League and Associates, Lansing
? Michigan, Midwest Regional and National Veteran Small Business Champion: Keith King, Keith King & Associates, Detroit
? Minority Small Business Champion: Donald E. Snider, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Detroit
? Women in Business Champion: Margaret Adams, SBA Women?s Business Center at Cornerstone Alliance, Benton Harbor
? SBTDC Counselor of the Year: Stan Pruski, Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, Grand Rapids
? SCORE Counselor of the Year: James H. Muir, SCORE, Farmington Hills
For more information on the state?s premier small business event, click on MichiganCelebrates.Biz
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