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Montana Small Business Administration Announces Winners of SBA 2012 Small Business Week Awards

March 21, 2012 /

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The Montana District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is excited to announce this year’s Small Business Week award winners for Montana:

Small Business Person of the Year

KC Walsh, Simms Fishing Products, Bozeman

Small Business Exporter of the Year

André Giles, Montana Flour & Grains, Inc., Fort Benton

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Tyler Jarosz, Twenty6 Products, Inc., Bozeman

Family-Owned Small Business of the Year

Bennett Motors, Great Falls

Financial Services Champion

Montana Community Development Corporation

Minority Small Business Champion

Yolanda Good Voice, Crow Tribe Economic Development, Crow Agency

Women in Business Champion

Sarah Calhoun, Red Ants Pants, LLC, White Sulphur Springs

1st Runner-up Women in Business Champion

Ris Higgins, Leadership Outfitters, Bozeman

Veteran Business Champion

Brian Hoornbeek, a2z Supply Corp., Stevensville

Small Business Community of the Year

City of Great Falls

The small business awards ceremony will be held June 7th, at the Gallatin Gateway Inn near Bozeman. The public is welcome to attend and congratulate the 2012 winners and celebrate Montana’s small businesses. Please visit http://www.sba.gov/mt for more information.