#Small Business Week - SBA Nevada National Small Business Awards Luncheon

Event description

Las Vegas, NV – In honor of National Small Business Week, the Nevada District office of the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proudly announces the 2025 small business awards. Winners will be recognized at an awards luncheon celebration at IPEC LV on May 9th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“The ingenuity of small businesses drives the economy across the great state of Nevada. By fueling free enterprise, and with grit and determination, entrepreneurs create jobs, families are given a better life and whole communities are transformed.  This is an occasion to recognize trailblazing individuals, and the lenders who are dedicated to helping our communities thrive and grow,” said Nevada SBA District Director, Saul Ramos.

The ownership team, Kristen Corral-Marin, Carlos Corral-Marin,
Daniel Simmons, and Regina Simmons of Tacotarian,
Las Vegas, have been named as the 2025 Nevada Small Business Persons of the Year. Tacotarian
will compete with winners from all other states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the national award. 

Other Nevada state honorees include:

Woman Owned Small Business of the Year
RENUoil of America, Inc.,
Las Vegas 

Sophia Salas-Del Pozo, CMO

Isabell Ysassi, CEO 

Family Owned Small Business of the Year
La Vecindad, Las Vegas

Vanessa Barreat, Owner

Raúl Martínez, Owner

Microenterprise Small Business of the Year
Path To Publishing/Path To Connections, Las
Vegas  
Joylynn M. Ross, CEO  

Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year
John's Spring and Suspension
LLC, Reno

Michael Colyer, President

Legacy Small Business Award of the Year
Undercover Productions Inc., Las
Vegas

Dr. Julie Robinson, President 

Rural Owned Small Business of the Year
KADRI Clothing, Wells

Katheryn Basso, CEO  

Entrepreneurial Spirit Award of the Year 
Kathleen Taylor, Las Vegas 

Senior Economic Development Specialist

Clark County, Nevada 

Entrepreneurial
Spirit Award of the Year
Southern Nevada
Janet D. Hartley, SCORE,
Southern Nevada

Chapter Chair

Exporter of the Year:             

Abingdon Co., Las Vegas 

Abingdon Mullin, President/CEO

8(a) Graduate of the Year:
S&B Christ Consulting,
LLC, Las Vegas 

Sharon Christ, President/CEO

Brian Christ, Vice President/COO 

Young Entrepreneur of the Year    
Squish's Pressure Washing
LLC., Fallon 

Tanner Huckaby, Owner

 Cosponsorship Authorization # 25-4-C  

 SBA’s participation in this Cosponsored Activity is not an
endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any Cosponsor or
other person or entity. All SBA programs and services are extended to the
public on a nondiscriminatory basis.

About the Small Business Administration:  

Since 1953, the SBA has worked to ignite change and spark action so small businesses can confidently start, grow, expand, or recover. The Nevada District Office has a collective team of resources to help your business prosper.