Join the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the 2015 Small Business Week Awards Ceremony and training opportunities during the 25th annual Teaming to Win conference in Davis, at the Canaan Valley State Park & Conference Center, May 27-29.
The event kicks off with the Small Business Awards Luncheon, emceed by Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, May 27 at 11:30. SBA’s West Virginia District Director, Karen Friel invites everyone to join her in recognizing the 2015 Award Winners. SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Natalia Olson-Urtecho joins Friel to celebrate the occasion. Registration for the awards ceremony and conference can be made at www.teamingtowin.org.
2015 Award Winners include:
- National Prime Contractor of the Year: Jon Hammock, KeyLogic Systems, Inc.
Morgantown, WV
Nominated by: Larry Sullivan, Department of Energy - WV Small Business Person of the Year: Jeannette L. King, Strategic Resolution Experts, Inc.
Martinsburg, WV
Nominated by: Jamye Eells, Strategic Resolution Experts, Inc. - WV Family-Owned Small Business of the Year: Rocco Muriale, Muriale’s Restaurant
Fairmont, WV
Nominated by: Tina Shaw, Marion County Chamber of Commerce - WV Entrepreneurial Success: Justin Seibert, Direct Online Marketing
Wheeling, WV
Nominated by: Chad Remp, Wheeling Truck Center, Inc. - WV Financial Champion of the Year: Jason William Shepherd, Peoples Bank – Huntington Branch
Huntington, WV
Nominated by: Amber Wilson, WV Small Business Development Center - WV Minority Small Business Champion of the Year: Sandra Moss, Black Business Association Supporting Entrepreneurs
Saint Albans, WV
Nominated by: Carolyn Stuart, Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs - WV Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year: Marsha Hopkins, Excalibur Services, LLC
Scott Depot, WV
Nominated by: Jerry Henderson, WV SCORE - WV Women in Business Champion of the Year: Terri Cutright, Formerly of Main Street Morgantown
Morgantown, WV
Nominated by: Sharon Stratton, WV Small Business Development Center - WV Community Bank of the Year: MVB Bank,Inc.
Approving seven SBA-guaranteed loans in West Virginia totaling nearly $900,000 - WV Lender of the Year: Huntington National Bank
Approving 78 SBA-guaranteed loans in West Virginia totaling over $12 million
SBA participates in two workshops held during the conference. Thursday, May 28 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., SBA’s Business Development Specialist, Melissa Loder is a panelist on Regulations and Impact on Your Business. Panelists address different aspects of regulations and the regulatory process – including how to ensure your business is operating within them and how to use them to your best advantage. Thursday, May 28 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Loder moderates a panel discussion regarding Small Business Director (OSDBU) Panel. Government contracting representatives discuss: procurement opportunities, ways to do business with their agencies, upcoming procurement opportunities, and time for Q&A.
Those interested in joining the SBA at the Teaming to Win Conference can register at www.teamingtowin.org.
