Delaware’s Small Business Award Winners
Five financial institutions and 17 people were recognized with awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Delaware District Office at the Small Business Awards Dinner in Newark on Monday, May 14.
2012 SBA Delaware Small Business Week Award Honorees:
Small Business Persons of the Year
Eli Valenzuela, Sher Valenzuela, Ashley Wolfe, First State Manufacturing, Inc., Milford, DE
Family-Owned Business of the Year
Thomas Smith, Matthew Smith, and Charles Smith, T. S. Smith & Sons, Inc., Bridgeville, DE
Entrepreneurial Success Award
Marty Miller, Miller Metals, Bridgeville, DE
Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year
Nick Callazzo, Resource Specialists, Townsend, DE
Women Business Champion of the Year
Marie Mayor, Sharon Harris, Mary Ann Etu, Lavender Fields at Warrington Manor, LLC, Milton, DE
Financial Services Champion of the Year
George Mills, M&T Bank, Wilmington, DE
Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
Lille Crawford, Delaware Center for Enterprise Development, Dover, DE
SBA Outstanding Advocacy of Small Business Award
Dr. Shelton Rhodes, Delaware State University, Dover, DE
SBA Lender Awards (FY11)
Top SBA 7(a) Lender – Number of Loans: M&T Bank, 31 Loans
Second SBA 7(a) Lender- Number of Loans, Citizens Bank, 20 loans
Top SBA 7(a) Lender- Dollar Volume: Wells Fargo Bank, $2.9 Million
Second Place SBA 7(a) Dollar Volume: M&T Bank , $2.5 million
Top SBA CDC – 504 Loans: Delaware Community Development Corp, 9 Loans/$6.1 Million
Top SBA 3rd Party Lender – 504 Loans: M&T Bank, 4 Loans/$6 Million
Second 3rd Party Lender – 504 Loans: Fulton Bank,3 Loans / $5.3 Million
SBA Resource Partner Counselors of the Year
SCORE Counselor of the Year: Frank DeSantis
SBTDC Counselor of the Year: William Pfaff
DCWE Counselor of the Year: Bobbie Schmittinger
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- Delaware Tech Faculty and Staff Honored for Excellence