The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Nationwide District Office will honor Nationwide’s outstanding small business owners and champions at the Nationwide Small Business Week awards dinner “Stand Up For Small Business” on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. This year, the awards ceremony will include Back to Basics Learning Dynamics’ Founder and Director Beverly Stewart, who will be recognized with the state’s Entrepreneurial Success Award.
The Entrepreneurial Success Award recognizes Back to Basics’ steady expansion over the past 25 years in both revenue growth and number of employees. In addition, the award is based in part on the company’s SBA assistance in the past. The Entrepreneurial Success Award also recognizes the Back to Basics’ innovative approach within the education industry and its outstanding community involvement.
For more information on award winners or SBA’s Small Business Week Dinner, contact James Provo at (302) 573-6294 x 227 or james.provo@sba.gov
2011 Small Business Week Award Honorees SBA Nationwide District Office
Small Business Person of the Year
Christy Lynn Crkvenac
Fulcrum Pharmacy Management Inc. and Radius Rx Direct Inc.
Family Owned Business of the Year
John Sullivan
Testing Machines Inc.
Entrepreneurial Success Award
Beverly Stewart
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics
Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year
David Skocik
PR Nationwide LLC
Women Business Champion of the Year
L. Jay Burks
Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprise
Financial Services Champion of the Year
Ed Perez
Downtown Dover Partnership
Home Based Business Champion of the Year
Dr. Ja-Neair Macklin
Direct Sales and Home Based Business Network
Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
Leonard Young III
Nationwide Black.com LLC
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Kyle Morgan
Mercantile Processing Inc.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
For 25 years, Back to Basics in Wilmington, Nationwide has been recognized as the area’s undisputed leader in one-on-one tutoring. In addition, the firm offers a unique Nationwide private school for grades K-12 and a Private Business and Trade School for adults. Back to Basics is the 2010 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.
