Underwriters 2010
PNC - Leading the Way
Clark Hill
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Michigan Certified Development Corporation
Accident Fund
Dynamic Edge, Inc.
 
MCSB Founders
 
WWJ 950 Newsradio
The Greater Lansing Business Monthly
Crains Detroit Business
MITechNews.com
MiBiz
Upper Peninsula Business Today
Michigan Radio
Past Winners
This year marks the 6th year for The Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards Dinner. Over 60 of Michigan's outstanding small business owners and executives will be recognized and celebrated in an evening of entrepreneurial excellence. To be held April 29, 2010 at the Lansing Center, it is a joint production of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, Small Business Association of Michigan, U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Edward Lowe Foundation.

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  Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Winners
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005


2009 Winners

Innovation Award
Cynthia VanRenterghem, Owner
Kerry VerMeulen, Owner
Plumstone, LLC


Main Street USA
Terry M. Klein, Owner
T.M. Klein and Sons Honey & Containers


Government Contracting Award
Robert Nichol, President
Matt Guyot, Project Manager
Silver Star Contracting, LLC


Small Business Counselor of the Year
Philip Tepley, Technology Team Coordinator
Small Business & Technology Development Center


Michigan Minority Small Business Champion
James K. Ralph, Jr., President
James Ralph Agency, Inc.


Michigan, Midwest Region and National
Jeffery Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year

Timothy S. Parker, President
Harbor Industries, Inc.


Michigan Small Business Persons of the Year
D. Bruce DeBoer, President and CEO
James S. Rabourn, CFO and VP
Robert L. Emaus, Executive VP
R.E.D. Stamp, Inc.


Michigan and Midwest Region Veteran Small Business Champion
Frank Campanaro, President & CEO
Trillacorpe Construction


Michigan Financial Services Champion
Thomas Zernick, VP, Head of SBA Lending
Citizens Bank


Michigan Home-Based Business Champion
Carrin Weirauch, Owner
Down To Earth Toys


Women in Business Champion
Joan L. Purgiel, Vice President
National City Bank


Small Business Journalist of the Year
Matthew Roush, Editor
Great Lakes IT Report


Michigan, Midwest Region and National
Entrepreneurial Success Award

Avinash Rachmale, President and CEO
Lakeshore Engineering Services, Inc.


Michigan and Midwest Region
Small Business Exporter of the Year

George Boerigter, Chairman of the Board
SoundOff Signal


Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Winners
A&M Aquatics
Achatz Handmade Pie Co.
ADMETRx
Alfie
All About Learning Inc.
Alliant Healthcare Products
Alternative Mechanical LLC
Anesthesia Staffing Consultants Inc.
Argonics Inc.
AureoGen Inc.
Battery Solutions Inc.
Billhighway
Burkard Industries Inc.
Capital Steel & Wire Inc.
Coatings Specialist Group LLC
Dewpoint Inc.
DNA Software Inc.
DP+Company
DRIVE Developments Inc.
Eagle Manufacturing Corp.
ElectroJet Inc.
Emerald Steel Processing LLC
Eview 360 Corp.
Federated Logistics Inc.
Flow-Rite Controls Ltd.
Forensic Fluids Laboratories Inc.
FutureNet Group Inc.
GANTEC Advance LLC
I.F. Metalworks Inc.
Incept BioSystems Inc.
Ingenuity IEQ Inc.
Kalexsyn Inc.
LookInTheAttic & Co. Inc.
Macprofessionals Inc.
Micromyx LLC
Netarx Inc.
Niowave Inc.
Northern Design Services Inc.
NuWave Technology Partners
Opti Temp Inc.
OST (Open Systems Technologies)
Pixel Velocity Inc.
Precision Torque Control Inc.
SmartFinds Internet Marketing
Springfield Inc.
StructureTec Engineering Corporation
Terra Contracting LLC
ThinkWise Inc.
ThreeFold Sensors
Venomix Inc.

 
 
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