May 7th, 2019

Celebrate local small business owners

Every year since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week as the first week in May. 

Join us at our annual award ceremony to recognize the outstanding achievements of several New York area small business owners for their contributions and efforts to grow their companies and support their neighborhoods.

This year's winners

• Picture Farm Production - Small Business Persons of the Year - Christopher Bren, William Freedman and Todd Stewart 
• Geopipe - SBIR/STTR Recipients of the Year -  Dr. Christopher Mitchell and Thomas Dickerson
• The Nourish Spot - Microbusiness of the Year - Dawn Kelly
• Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce -  Small Business Champion of the Year - Phil Andrews
• Deville Auto Collision - Jeffrey Butland Family-owned Business of the Year - David K. Fazio 
• DogSpot - Woman Small Business Owner of the Year - Chelsea Brownridge 
• Brass City Media - Young Entrepreneur of the Year - LaToya M. Smith 
• Oden Development - Minority Small Business Owner of the Year - Walter Oden
• Pace University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - Small Business Development Center for Excellence and Innovation - Andrew Flamm 

The when and where of the award ceremony

Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 | from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Microsoft Technology Center, 11 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 - Enter on the 8th Avenue entrance between 41st and 42nd Streets

Light breakfast will be served

And check out our keynote speaker   Mary Lemmer - an entrepreneur, recovering venture capitalist, philanthropist, writer and improv comedian. Mary started her first company, Iorio Gelato, at age 14, worked in early stage Venture Capital, was a director at a Silicon Valley unicorn, published a book of advice for entrepreneurs and started doing improv comedy to help her as an entrepreneurial leader with loads of anxiety.  Come listen to her tell how improv comedy teaches effective leadership and entrepreneurial skills – the same techniques she shares with Fortune 500 companies, universities, the TED, Silicon Valley Bank, SAP, TechStars, CBSi, 500 Startups and more.

Register Today!

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