2012 SBA Awards

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Small Business Person of the Year

Charles Buckley Curtis Jr.

• Draker Laboratories
• Burlington, VT
• www.drakerlabs.com

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Financial Services Champion

Jo Bradley

• Vermont Economic Development Authority
• Montpelier, VT
• www.veda.org

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Small Business Exporter

Joel N. Melnick

• Nathaniel Group, Inc.
• Vergennes, VT
• www.nathaniel.com

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Home-Based Business Champion

Simeon McKenzie Geigel

• Micro Business Development Program
• Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity CVOEO Financial Futures Program
• Burlington, VT
• www.cvoeo.org

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Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small Business

James Mount and Karen Mount

• Westaff
• Burlington, VT
• www.westaffvt.com

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Women in Business Champion

Sarah S. Spencer

• Got Clicks?
• Richmond, VT
• www.gotclicks.biz

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Vermont Micro-Enterprise

Andrew Boutin

• Pellergy, LLC
• Montpelier, VT
• www.pellergy.com

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Vermont Community/Rural Lender

Bob Bishop

• Passumpsic Savings Bank
• St. Johnsbury, VT
• www.passumpsicbank.com

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Special Award for Disaster Assistance

Linda Rossi

• Vermont Small Business Development Center
• Randolph Center, VT
• www.vtsbdc.org

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Volunteer Perseverance Award

Laura H. Sibilia

• Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
• East Dover, VT
• www.brattleborodevelopment.com

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Business Perseverance Award

William J. Mathewson

• Heatech, Inc. dba Home Comfort Warehouse
• White River Junction, VT
• www.homecomfortwarehouse.com