Nicki Anderson, President and CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, has announced the nominations of the 17th Annual Small Business of the Year Awards (SBYA) to be recognized during festivities from 6-10PM Fri., May 30, at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. This year’s event will be sponsored by BMO Harris Bank.
Divided into six categories, the Small Business of the Year Awards will honor enterprises in Business to Business, Business to Consumer, Not-for-Profit, Minority Owned Business, Young Professional Business Owner, and Woman-Owned Business.
Chamber members nominate one another for the awards and the winners are selected by a panel of previous winners. During the May 30 gala, the finalists will be recognized and one winner from each category will be announced. From that group, one winner will be named The Small Business of the Year for 2014.
2014 Small Business of the Year Nominees
- Bull & Bear
- Captivating Signs
- Caton Commercial Real Estate Group
- CityGate Grille
- Crosstown Pub & Grill
- Design & Promote
- Edgewood Clinical Services
- First Command Financial Services
- Innovative Orthodontic Centers
- K. Peterson Associates Inc.
- Modern Marketing Partners
- Naper Auto Works Inc.
- Phillips Flowers & Gifts
- Positive Behavioral Connections Inc.
- Reebie Storage & Moving
- RPC Leadership Associates Inc.
- Showalter Roofing Service Inc.
- Sikich LLP
- Simple Edge Marketing
- SPARKS Complete Car Care
- The Hari Group
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
- Tokyo Bay
- Transworld Business Advisors
- Velocity Energy
- Vitality Chiropractic Center LLC
- Zano Salon and Day Spa
2014 nominees in the Not-for Profit category
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Community Career Center
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KidsMatter
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Little Friends
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NAMI DuPage
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Teen Parent Connection
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Western DuPage Special Recreation Association
Earlier this month, Anderson announced that Mayor George Pradel will be recognized with the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. Recent winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award are the Anderson Family for the enterprises of Oswald’s Pharmacy and Anderson’s Bookshop (2013), Tim West (2012) and Bev Patterson Frier (2011).
For more information, call (630) 355-4141 or click here to register now.
