2008 Small Business Week Winners

Small Business Team of the Year
Cynthia Brown, President
Jeffery Germann, Vice President and General Manager
Brown Germann Enterprises, Inc. dba Shred-it

SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Mark Pydynowski, President
Somark Innovations

Women in Business Champion of the Year
Darlene Willman, Executive Managing Director
eWomenNetwork, Inc.

Small Business Journalist of the Year
Ron Ameln, President
St. Louis Small Business, Inc.

Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
Patricia D. Weekley, Senior Civil Rights Specialist
Missouri Department of Transportation

Home Based Business Champion of the Year
Louise Wiedermann, Owner/Technology Consultant
Project Technology Consulting, LLC

Financial Services Champion of the Year
W. Keith McLaughlin, Senior Vice President, Lending Division
The Bank of Missouri

Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year
Alan C. Hautly, President & CEO
Hautly Cheese Company

Exporter of the Year
Mark A. Fitzgerald, Founder & CEO
RMC Energy Group, LLC