United States Small Business South Florida District Director, Francisco ‘Pancho’ Marrero, recently announced the winners of SBA’s 2017 South Florida District and State of Florida Small Business Week Awards.
“I am honored to announce the District’s winers for the 2017 National Small Business Week Awards program. This year, we received more than 40 nomination packages and to say I was impressed would be an understatement. The caliber of business expertise, expansion, success and community engagement of each nominee was remarkable,” Marrero said.
Below are the winners:
South Florida District and State of Florida Small Business Person of the Year
Paul Morrow, President of South Dade Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
South Florida District and State of Florida Exporter of the Year
David Rosen, CEO and Founder of Kira Labs, Inc. in Pompano Beach.
Region IV, State of Florida and South Florida District Women’s Business Center of Excellence
weVENTURE at Florida Institute of Technology (Director Erica Lemp)
South Florida District Minority Owned Small Business Person of the Year
Juan Perez, President of All Star Carpet and Tiles of the Treasure Coast in Port Saint Lucie.
South Florida District Small Business Woman-Owned Person of the Year
Christine Phipps, CEO of Phipps Reporting in West Palm Beach.
South Florida District and State of Florida Veteran Owned Business of the Year
Edward Haynes, President of Haynes Security in Miami.
South Florida District and State of Florida Small Business Advocate of the Year
Marjorie Weber, Business Consultant for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Florida International University in Miami.
South Florida District and State of Florida Small Business Financial Advocate of the Year
Debra Sales, Vice President/Small Business Program Director of Neighborhood Lending Partners of Coral Gables.
South Florida District and State of Florida Small Business Media Advocate of the Year
Nancy Dahlberg, Business Reporter for The Miami Herald in Miami.
The winners will be presented with their NSBW awards during various ceremonies throughout the District.
