2004 Winners

Financial Services Champion of the Year St. Louis
Darlene M. Davis, CPA
Davis Associates, CPAs

Minority Small Business Champion, Region VII
Clifford D. Curtis, Small Business Liaison Officer
Systems & Electronics, Inc.

SBA Family Owned Small Business, St.Louis District
Mark Waldman, Patty Baker, Scott Waldman, Joan Waldman
Laurie's Shoes

SBA Young Entrepreneur, St. Louis District
William Thomas Scherer, Jr. VP and CFO
SwifTechs

Small Business Exporter, Region VII
John Freeborn, International Business Manager
The MART Corporation

Small Business Journalist of the Year, St. Louis
Virginia Baldwin Gilbert, Business Reporter
St. Louis Post Dispatch

Small Business Person of the Year Missouri Winner
George Brill, CEO
Talisen Technologies

Women in Business Champion, Region VII
Helen Hempstead Jardine
Cor Productions, Inc.

2003 Winners

Entrepreneurial Success, National
Himanshu Bhatia, CEO
Rose International

Financial Services Advocate, St. Louis District
Richard Alonzo Smith, Owner
Richard Smith's Tax Service

Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Terry Brewer, President
Brewer Science, Inc.

Home-Based Business Advocate, St. Louis District
Eloise Chandler, CEO
The Networking Group

Minority Small Business Advocate,St.Louis District
Lynn C. Steele, Director of Economic Development
Grace Hill Business Center

Research Advocate, National
Dr. Robert Herold Brockhaus, Sr., Dir Jefferson Smurfit Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Saint Louis University

Small Business Exporter, St. Louis District
J. Stephen Peirce, Jr., President
RIBUS, Inc.

Small Business Journalist, Region VII
Paul L. Riat, President

Small Business Lawyer, St. Louis District
Christopher G. Kelleher, President
The Law Firm for Businesses

Small Business Person of the Year, Missouri
Joe Helmsing, President
Craftsmen Industries, Inc.

Women in Business Advocate, St. Louis District
Karen McKay, Owner
Hair Benders

2002 Winners

2001 Winners

Accountant Advocate
Joe Eckelkamp
Eckelkamp & Associates

Exporter of the Year
Ted Jacoby
T.C. Jacoby & Company

Financial Services Advocate
Kay Berry
KBK Financial, Inc.

Hall of Fame
David Steward
World Wide Technology

Home Based Business Advocate
Evy Coppola
Professional Women's Home Offices

Minority Advocate
Issac Darden
Capital Business Credit

Small Business Person
Sue Bhatia
Rose International

Veteran Advocate
Charles Luntz
Charles Luntz & Associates

Women in Business Advocate
Jan Scott
Women's Yellow Pages

Young Entrepreneur
Jim Andrews
Q & A Business Solutions

2000 Winners

Accountant Advocate
Laurie Hopkins
Arthur Andersen

Exporter of the Year
Linda Jacobsen
Global Vision Strategies

Financial Services Advocate
Tom Siegel
Advantage Capital Partners

Home Based Business Advocate-National
Edith & Roy Quick
Quick Tax & Accounting

Media Advocate
Susan Solovic
Susan Says

Minority Advocate
Fay Fleming
Fleming Communications

Small Business Person
Randy Schilling
Solutech, Inc.

Veteran Advocate
Bill Elmore
Data Force Associates

Welfare to Work Small Business Owner
Ruby Harriman
Daruby Enterprises

Women in Business Advocate
Jan Scott
St. Louis Publishers, Inc.

Young Entrepreneur
Bill Kay
Kay Group