Join the Small Business Administration Utah District Office, Resources Partners, lenders and sponsors as we celebrate the success of the NSBW Utah Small Business Person of the Year, Paul Merrill, CEO, Fat Boy Ice Cream, from Logan Utah. This annual award from the U.S. Small Business Administration recognizes the hard work, challenges, innovation, and community investment that is required of America’s most successful small business men and women. Other awardees to be honored as well. Heavy Hors D’oeuvres, 4:30 to 6:30.
This year’s awardees include:
- Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year -- Norman Serrano, Founder & Chief Technologist, International Vibration Technology, LLC (IVT), Pleasant Grove, Utah
- Minority Owned Small Business of the Year -- Marco Castillo, President, Lacem Construction, Inc., West Jordan, Utah
- Woman Owned Small Business of the Year -- Tara Lynn Gleave, Owner & Founder, Pomarri Drug Rehab & Addiction Center, Orem, Utah
- Utah Rural Small Business of the Year -- Nicholas Sandin Froyd, Color Country Art Supply, Cedar City, Utah
- Family Owned Small Business of the Year -- Dr. Eric Chenworth, Wasatch Allergy and Asthma, Salt Lake City, Utah
- High-Tech Small Business of the Year -- John Spuhler, Owner & CEO, STR Helper, Garden City, Utah
- Community-Minded Small Business of the Year -- Kristine R. Rudarmel, President, Anchor Water Damage and Restoration, South Jordan, Utah
- Community-Revitalizing Small Business of the Year -- Nashelle Jackson, Executive Director, Vernal Theatre: LIVE, Vernal, Utah
- Phoenix Award -- Justin Needles Carbon County Emergency Manager, Price, Utah
- SBDC Team Member of the Year -- Jeff Mather
- Women’s Business Center Team Member of the Year -- Lori Bodily
- Score Team Member of the Year -- Eric Marx
- SBA Advocate of the Year -- Ralph Little
Each year since 1963, the president has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week. National Small Business Week is set as the first week in May, and this year the dates are April 29 - May 5, with national events planned in Washington, D.C.
