Winners 2009 Small Business Administration Champion Awards

Winners 2009 SBA Awards

PENNSYLVANIA AND PITTSBURGH DISTRICT AWARD WINNERS
2009 Small Business Persons of the Year (Team)
Paul De La Torre, Chairman/Owner
Edward De La Torre, President/Owner

Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence Small Business Development Center

NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND PITTSBURGH DISTRICT AWARD WINNER
Financial Services Champion
Marilyn Landis, President & CEO
Basic Business Concepts, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Sponsor: Mary T. McKinney, Ph.D., Director, Duquesne University Small Business Development Center


NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND PITTSBURGH DISTRICT AWARD WINNERS
Small Business Journalist
Joanne Quinn Smith, President
Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com

Sponsors: The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners Jill Kummer, NAWBO President, Black Tie Pittsburgh; JoAnn R. Forrester, Empress of Biz, S.I. Business Associates; Jessica Lee, J.D., Entrepreneurial Thursdays, Viveventure, LLC; and, David E. Nelsen, TalkShoe

PITTSBURGH DISTRICT AWARD WINNERS
Woman-Owned Business of the Year
Misty O’Connor, President/Owner
Point Click Learn, Inc.
Erie, PA
Sponsors: Debra L. Steiner, director, Gannon University Small Business Development Center; Jayne H. Huston, director, Seton Hill University E-Magnify; and, Linda L. Stevenson, senior vice president, Women’s Business Development, National City

Women in Business Champion
Linda L. Stevenson, Senior Vice President & SBA Program Manager
National City Bank – Women’s Business Development Program
Erie, PA
Sponsors: Jayne H. Huston, director, Seton Hill University’s E-Magnify; Beth Marcello, vice president & managing supervisor, Women’s Business Development, National City Bank; and, Debra L. Steiner, director, Gannon University Small Business Development Center

Young Entrepreneur
G. Shaun Akers, Funeral Director/Owner
Akers Funeral Chapel

Sponsor: St. Francis University Small Business Development Center

Minority Small Business Champion
Audrey J. Murrell, Ph.D., Director
David Berg Center for Ethics & Leadership
Associate Professor of Business Administration, Psychology & International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh

Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence Small Business Development Center

Small Business Exporter
Stuart J. Zarembo, President & CEO
PBM, Inc.
Irwin, PA
Sponsor: Vickie Gyenes, senior market analyst, CGBP, St. Vincent College Small Business Development Center

Jeffrey Buntland Family-Owned Business
Linda Spencer, President, Studio Division
Jessica Spencer, Artistic Director/Vice President, Studio Division
Damon Spencer, President, Stayin’Alive Dancewear Division and Vice President, Studio Divison
The Thomas Studio of Performing Arts, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sponsors: University of Pittsburgh Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence Small Business Development Center

SCORE Volunteer of the Year
Lewis Levick, Owner/Manager
Toll Gate Auto Parts
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sponsor: Barry Lipson, chair, Pittsburgh SCORE Chapter #7