Now accepting Nominations!
January 13, 2017
It’s that time! If you’d like to recognize a Young Entrepreneur, Small Business or Non-Profit for their work and commitment to the community, complete a Nomination Form by Friday, February 3.
Previous Business Award Winners include:
2004 MedResource
2005 Altex Packaging
2006 ERA King Real Estate
2007 Animal Medical Center
2008 19th Hole Sports Grille at Cane Creek (now Heroes)
2009 Emerging: NobleBank & Trust
- Sustaining: SPAR, Inc.
2010 Emerging: Wig’s Wheels
- Sustaining: Miller Funeral Home & Crematory
2011 Emerging: WideNet Consulting
- Sustaining: AOD Federal Credit Union
2012 Emerging: Smoke-N-Hot BBQ, Inc.
- Sustaining: Morris Building Constructors
2013 Emerging: Christian Corner Meats
- Sustaining: Oxford Lumber
2014 Emerging: Cheaha Cheer and Tumble
- Sustaining: Piedmont Outdoor
2015 Emerging: Cheaha Women’s Health & Wellness
- Sustaining: Signature In-Home Care
2016 Emerging: Calhoun Pickers
- Sustaining: The Surgery Center
2016 Innovative Small Business of the Year: Pediatrics Plus
2016 Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Leah Sparks of Southern Girl Coffee
2016 Non-Profit of the Year: YMCA of Calhoun County
- Lifetime Achievement:
- King Motor Company
- Wakefield’s/Martin’s
- Couch’s Jewelers
- F&M Bank
- Webb Concrete & Building Materials
- Acker Electric, ERA King Real Estate
- L. Brown Funeral Home
- The Larry K. Sylvester Small Business Advocates are:
- 2010 Tom Coleman, SCORE
- 2011 Robbie Medders, SBDC
- 2012 Donna Fathke, East Alabama Regional Planning & Development
- 2013 John Wheeler, ACES Program
- 2014: Anniston Army Depot
- 2015: Center for Domestic Preparedness
- 2016: Northeast Alabama Entrepreneurial System