27th Annual South Metro Denver Small Business Leadership Awards Finalists Announced
CENTENNIAL, CO – The South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and South Metro Denver Economic Development Group are proud to announce the finalists for the 27th Annual Small Business Leadership Awards.
The finalists for the 27th Annual South Metro Denver Small Business Leadership Awards are:
Small Business of the Year
Health Images
Terracare Associates
The Wright Group Services
Emerging Business of the Year
Checkmate Moving and Storage
Grillo Commercial Real Estate
iCORE Global
Brian R. Vogt Community Leader of the year
Rick Jory
Harold Smethills
Rick Whipple
Finalists will now host company site visits and go through intensive interviews by the Selection Committee to determine the winners.
The Selection Committee consists of business experts in the following areas: management, marketing, operations, finance, legal, and human resources. This year’s committee includes: Lisa D’Ambrosia, Chairperson and Partner at Minor & Brown, Bret Yoder, CPA with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, Jean Barker, Kaiser Permanente, Walker Williams, Forte Human Resources, Jerry Healey, Colorado Community Media, Wendy Nelson, B2B CFO, and Marcia McGilley, Executive Director of the South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center.
Winners will be announced at the 27th Annual South Metro Denver Small Business Leadership Awards Event on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, from 3:30 – 7:00 pm at Comedy Works South in Greenwood Village.
The Small Business Leadership Awards are sponsored by the South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center corporate and community sponsors, including the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Colorado SBDC Network, Douglas County, Colorado, the City of Centennial, Comcast Business Class, Community Media of Colorado, Arapahoe Community College, Williams Communications Group, Colorado Business Bank, Minor & Brown PC, Webolutions, and the Microsoft Store in Lone Tree.
New to the event this year, hardware accessories, software and personal training packages will be awarded to finalists and winners from the South Metro Denver SBDC’s new Corporate Sponsor, the Microsoft Store in Lone Tree.
For ticket information, go to www.bestchamber.com.
