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Past Award Winners
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2007 |
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Small
Business Advocate of the Year
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Anthony Denovellis
First Midwest Bank |
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Government Contractor of the Year |
Mary Lou Gutrich
G & S Mechanical, Inc. |
| Entrepreneur of the Year |
Lori Pettavino
Lori and Company Jewelers |
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Small
Business Person of the Year |
Paul and Eleni Kousis
Bertucci's Restaurant |
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Training
Excellence Award
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David Pratt
Metal-Matic, Inc. |
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2006 |
| Small
Business Person |
Phil Schaafsma
Sid’s Greenhouses and Garden Center
Palos Hills |
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Entrepreneurs of the Year |
William and Rebecca Courtright Courtright’s
Restaurant
Willow Springs |
| Business
Advocate |
Gary Wesner
Great Lakes Bank
Alsip |
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Government Contractor |
Linear Electric
Orland Park |
| Training
Excellence |
Sharon Vetch
The QuickBooks Queen
Oak Lawn |
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2005 |
| Small
Business Person |
Brad Peterson
1st Choice Limousines
Mokena |
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Entrepreneur |
Steven Warrick, Sr.
ACI Enterprises
Blue Island |
| Business
Advocate |
Maribeth Hearn
The Inertia Group
Frankfort |
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Training Excellence |
Panduit Corporation
Tinley Park |
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2005 |
| Small
Business Person |
Brad Peterson
1st Choice Limousines
Mokena |
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Entrepreneur |
Steven Warrick, Sr.
ACI Enterprises
Blue Island |
| Business
Advocate |
Maribeth Hearn
The Inertia Group
Frankfort |
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Training Excellence |
Panduit Corporation
Tinley Park |
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2004 |
| Small
Business Person |
Thomas A. Smith
Smith Mobile Homes, Inc.
Blue Island |
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Young Entrepreneur |
Wilburn L. (Scot) Rhoades III
Gooddeal.net, Inc.
Evergreen Park |
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Entrepreneurs of the Year |
Colin Turner & Curtis Wierbicki
Tin Fish
Tinley Park |
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Government Contractor |
Jose Maldonado
Old Veteran Construction, Inc.
Chicago |
| Training
Excellence |
Prairie Packaging, Inc.
Bedford Park |
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2003 |
| Small
Business Person |
Gus D. Pettas
The Wheatfield Restaurant
Tinley Park |
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Young Entrepreneur |
Patrick M. Sheehan
Evergreen Electric Co.
Evergreen Park |
| Government
Contractor |
Peggy Hrindak
Phoenix Business Solutions
Crestwood |
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Small Business Advocate |
SCORE Counselors
MVCC Small Business Development Center |
| Training
Excellence |
Turtle Wax, Inc.
Chicago |
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2002 |
| Small
Business Person |
Robert P. Kaplan
L. W. Paul Supply Co., Inc.
Worth |
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Young Entrepreneur |
Alphonso Roache
Blinds by Nicolette
Evergreen Park |
| Government
Contractor |
Jacqueline Musch
Rainbow Farms Enterprises, Inc.
Monee |
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Small Business Advocate |
Anthony Denovellis
First Midwest Bank
Tinley Park |
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Business/Education Partnership |
Partnership William P. Ritter, Jr.
Metal Masters Carstar
Worth |
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Training Excellence |
Silver Lake Country Club, Orland Park |
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2001 |
| Small
Business Person |
John Powers
Jack and Pat’s Old Fashioned Butcher Shop
Chicago Ridge |
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Young Entrepreneur |
Christopher Frederick
Frederick Corporation
Blue Island |
| Government
Contractor |
Loretta Molter
Molter Corporation
Tinley Park |
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Small Business Advocate |
Marge Wilke, Marketing Consultant
Midlothian |
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Business/Education Partnership |
Rick & Richard Randall
Square One
Glen Ellyn |
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Training Excellence |
Tec Air, Inc.
Willow Springs |
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2000 |
| Small
Business Person |
Dennis L. Goode
M. Cooper Supply Co.
Orland Park |
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Small Business Advocate |
Robert F. Kemp, Attorney at Law
Oak Lawn |
| Government
Contractor |
Jeanne Meeks
Video Master, Inc.
New Lenox |
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Business/Education Partnership |
George Preban
Sweetheart Cup Co.
Chicago |
| Training
Excellence |
G & W Electric Co.
Blue Island |
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1999 |
| Small
Business Person |
James R. Seidel
All American Trophy King, Inc.
Crestwood |
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Young Entrepreneur |
Camilla A. White
Jam-N-Yams
Flossmoor |
| Government
Contractor |
Deborah L. Stange
West Fuels, Inc.
LaGrange |
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Business/Education Partnership |
Lisa J. Hawkinson
Hawkinson Ford
Oak Lawn |
| Training
Excellence |
GC America, Inc.
Alsip |
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1998 |
| Small
Business Person |
Sharyn M. Davis
SMD Promotions, Inc.
Chicago |
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Young Entrepreneur |
Wayne Hermansen & Michael Lynch
Will-U-Canoe, Inc.
Willow Springs
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| Financial
Advocate |
Dennis J. Antolec
First National Bank of Chicago
Chicago |
|
Government Contractor |
Mary Carol Flynn
TBK Promotions, Inc.
Oak Forest |
| Training
Excellence |
(2) Kastalon, Inc.
AlsipPanduit Corporation
Tinley Park |
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1997 |
| Small
Business of the Year |
KVK, Inc.
Bridgeview |
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Young Entrepreneur |
Richard J. Labriola
Labriola Baking Company
Alsip |
| Financial
Services Advocate |
Miriam Wallace, CPA
Palos Hills |
|
Training Excellence |
Creative Colors International, Inc.
Tinley Park |
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1996 |
| Small
Business |
JoAnn A. Foster
J & J Creative Colors, Inc.
Tinley Park |
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Young Entrepreneur |
Mark Skorusa
DJ’s Are Us
Oak Lawn |
| Financial
Services Advocate |
Luke Oosterhouse
First National Bank of Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park |
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Government Contractor |
Marion Ogden
Centon
Palos Hills |
| Training
Excellence |
Pulver Systems, Inc.
Chicago Ridge |
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1995 |
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Small
Business Person |
Dr. Caroline Mulhall
Mulhall Chiropractic
Palos Hills |
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Young Entrepreneurs |
Mike Speyer and Eric Schmidt
Sound & Vision
Orland Park |
| Financial
Services Advocate |
Edward W. Mulcahy
Mulcahy, Pauritsch, Salvador & Co., Ltd.
Orland Park |
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Government Contractor |
Bridgeview Manufacturing
Bridgeview |
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