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

2007 Winners

Financial Services Champion of the Year
Scott A. Zajac, Senior Managing Director
Advantage Capital Partners

Home-Based Business Champion of the Year
Karen S. Hoffman, Cofounder
City of Experts

Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year
The Herring Family
Impact Group

Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
Carl Trautmann, Volunteer
SCORE Chapter #21

SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Nick L. Akers, President
Akermin, Inc.

Small Business Exporter of the Year
Richard S. Treloar, President
Treloar Enterprises International, Inc.

Small Business Person of the Year
Kent Frederick Schien, President and CEO
Innoventor, Inc.

Veteran Small Business Champion
Richard T. Grote, Chairman
American Medical Claims, Inc.

Women in Business Champion of the Year
Anne L. Gagen, Managing Director
The PrivateBank

2006 Winners

Financial Services Champion of the Year
Robert Calcaterra, CEO and President
Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise

Home-Based Business Champion of the Year
Angela Lieb, Partner
Xpress Office Center

Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year
John Tipton, President
Da-Com Corporation

Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
Brian Montgomery, Minority Business Development Executive
Ameren UE

SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Margaret Laughlin Honerkamp, President
Laughlin Promotions

Small Business Exporter of the Year
John Zisser, Jr., President
Zisser Tire Company

Small Business Journalist of the Year
Shera Dalin, Co-owner
CarisMedia

Small Business Team of the Year
Andrea JohnsonChief Operating Officer, Suzanne Magee Joyce, President and CEO
TechGuard Security

Women in Business Champion of the Year
Maryanne Preston, President
Hiring Solutions

2005 Winners

Financial Services Champion, Region VII Winner
Joseph Soraghan
Danna McKitrick, PC

Home-Based Business Champion, Region VII Winner
Kevin Schulte
Impact Business Developers

Minority Small Business Champion, St. Louis District
Elizabeth Slosar
International Institute of Metropolitan St. Louis

SBA Family-Owned Small Business, St. Louis District
Sanford Jaffe
The Booksource

SBA Young Entrepreneur, St. Louis District Winner
Jerome McCall II
The Olympians

Small Business Exporter, Region VII Winner
Stephen Mitchell
Magna Technologies

Small Business Journalist, Region VII Winner
Judith Meador
St. Louis Small Business Monthly

Small Business Person of the Year, Missouri Winner
Brenda Newberry
The Newberry Group

Veteran Small Business Champion, National Winner
Patrick Heavey
Veterans Business Resource Center

Women in Business Champion, St. Louis District
Virginia Campbell
Campbell Consulting Group