This was the fourteenth year Business North Carolina magazine chose a Small Business of the Year to honor the contributions small businesses make to our state’s economy. The award, sponsored by BB&T, provides an opportunity for a company to gain statewide recognition.
We looked for profitable, independently-owned companies that have been in business more than five years and have fewer than 100 employees. At least one owner is active in the company.
To kick off the competition this year, nomination forms appeared in the April, May and June 2009 issues of the magazine.
We honored the winners and finalists, and the business communities that have supported their efforts, at an awards luncheon December 9, 2009 at the Broyhill Inn and Appalachian Conference Center in Boone, N.C..
Click the company link below for a .pdf of the article that appeared in the December 2009 issue of Business North Carolina magazine.
Winners 2009:
Top winner:
Brushy Mountain Bee Farm Inc., Moravian Falls
Runners up: Rug & Home, Inc., Asheville Storm Technologies Inc., Albemarle
W.P. Hickman, Asheville
Winners 2008:
Top winner:
TigerTek, Stoneville
Runners up:
Celtic Ocean International Inc., Arden
K&S Tool & Manufacturing Co., High Point
North State Environmental Inc., Winston-Salem
Winners 2007:
Top winner:
La Farm Inc. , Cary
Runners up:
Foster Lake & Pond Management, Garner
Geomagic Inc., Research Triangle Park
Pit Instruction and Training LLC, Mooresville
Winners 2006:
Top winner:
Masterpiece Staircase & Millwork, Matthews
Runners up:
Acadia Northstar LLC, Rutherfordton
Elizabeth City Glass Co., Elizabeth City
Sageworks Inc., Raleigh
Winners 2005:
Top winner:
Rick’s Auto Marketing Center, Carthage
Runners up:
Broad Street Software Group, Inc., Edenton
Choice Translating Inc, Charlotte
JHE Production Group, Concord
Winners 2004:
Top winner:
T.W. Garner Foods, Winston-Salem
Runners up:
Coastal Industries, Washington
McGill Environmental of North Carolina, Harrells
National Dragway Corp, Rockingham
Winners 2003:
Top winner:
Cheer Ltd, Fayetteville
Runners up:
Motorsports Designs Holding Inc, High Point
Speedway Plumbing, Concord
St. Lawrence Homes, Raleigh
Winners 2002:
Top winner:
Immaculate Baking Co., Flat Rock
Runners up:
Mitchell Brothers Moving Inc, Greensboro
S&L Painting and Decorating Inc., Winston-Salem
Comquest Solutions Inc., Greensboro
Important Dates for 2010
Nomination forms will be available March 15, 2010
Nomination forms due Mid-June
Letters and entry forms sent to nominees End of June
Entry packets due Mid-AugustJudges review entries Early September
Winners chosen & interviewed End of September
December issue released End of NovemberAwards luncheon First week in December
