SBA Announces 2019 Nevada Small Business Award Winners
Las Vegas, NV –The Nevada District office of the U. S. Small Business Administration is proud to announce, the 2019 small business award honorees. Winners will be recognized at the Westgate Resort on May 10th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Details on the event will be announced soon.
Small Business Week provides SBA with the opportunity to celebrate the achievements and successes of a number of deserving small business owners across the state. “This is truly the highlight for me each year. The diversity of the businesses and of the honorees are prime examples of the brightest stars in Nevada’s small business community,” said Joseph Amato, SBA’s Nevada District Director.
Elena Ledoux and Nargiza Mukhutdinova, owners of Superb Maids was named the 2019 Small Business Person of the Year for the State of Nevada. Superb Maids will now compete with winners from all other states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the national award. The national winner will be recognized as the 2019 National Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration during a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. in May.
Other awards and honorees include:
Minority Owned Business of the Year:
Boss Omiragwa Oroke, Owner/Manager
BB Mechanical, LLC, Las Vegas
Woman Owned Business of the Year:
Nikki Steven, CEO/Founder/Owner
Ideal Foods, LLC, Las Vegas
Family Owned Business of the Year:
Carol Ann and James Butler, Owners
GCA Environmental, Las Vegas
Microenterprise Business of the Year:
Denette A. Braud, Owner
Braud’s Funnel Cake Café, Las Vegas
Young Entrepreneur of the Year:
Jaime Jill Ebnother, CEO
Celebrity Sox, Henderson
Veteran Owned Business of the Year:
Matthew Moore, Founder/President
Blackford LLC, Las Vegas
Legacy Award:
Karla Kent, President
Kent’s Supply, Fallon
Rural Owned Business of the Year:
Kevin Lindseth and Stacy Kixmiller, Owners
Pure Ground Ingredients, Minden
Entrepreneurial Spirit Award:
Michelle Beecher, Lending Associate, Rural Nevada Development Corp.
Ely– Rural Award
Nevada Procurement Technical Assistance Center, Joan Rueben, Director
Las Vegas – Team Award
René Colen, Southern Nevada SCORE Mentor
Las Vegas Urban Award
8(a) Graduate of the Year:
Debra Ann Banko, CEO
Link Technologies, Las Vegas
The award selections are based on a variety of criteria including staying power, growth in number of employees, increase in sales, financial reports, innovative products or services, response to adversity, evidence of contributions to community-oriented projects and small business advocacy.