Each year, the US Small Business Administration (SBA) selects companies that exemplify small business success and individuals or champions that create the right environment to make that success happen.
Here are the winners from 2009 (click on their names to read more):
Small Business Team - Russell Odegard & Michael Pruett, DYNALABS LLC
Young Entrepreneur - Karen Banks, Details, Details, Detials, Inc.
Financial Services Champion - Stephen Callow, Southwest Bank, an M&I Bank
Home-Based Business Champion - Jeanine Clontz, Accurate Business Services
Minority Small Business Champion - Eddie Davis, CAAAB/St. Louis Black Leadership Roundtable
Small Business Journalist - Susan Solovic, SBTV.com
Veteran Small Business Champion - Darcella Craven, St. Louis Veterans Business Resource Center
Women in Business Champion - Annetta Vickers, TAB Company, Inc.