Chamber releases finalists for small business awards
Saturday, Oct. 8 by Staff
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The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce has made its decision on what small businesses it believes are the cream of the crop.
The 34 finalists were chosen from a list of 182 nominees by a panel of local business leaders. This same panel will choose the winners in Entrepreneur of the Year and the Small Business of the Year. The remaining winners will be chosen by a public vote.
Winners in the nine categories will be announced Nov. 2 at the Chamber’s Small Business Awards Gala.
The 2010 winners were Omnilert (Small Business of the Year), The Wine Kitchen (Retailer of the Year), Touching Hearts at Home (Franchise Business of the Year), ProJet Aviation (Service Business of the Year), Mom’s Apple Pie Bakery (AgriComm Business of the Year), J. Morris Flowers (Home Based Business of the Year), Coveros, Inc. (Technology Business of the Year), Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department (Nonprofit Organization of the Year) and Carol Turney of Dee Vinchey Entertainment (Entrepreneur of the Year).
The 2011 Small business of the year nominees are:
Franchisee of the Year
BlueRidge Car Care, Inc. t/a Midas Auto
Service Experts
Cartridge World
Comfort Suites Leesburg
Home Based Business of the Year
Ekster Antiques
Nova HomeWorks, LLC
Tutored By A Teacher
WD Designs
Nonprofit Organization of the Year
Loudoun Cares
Loudoun Fair & Associates
Loudoun Literacy Council
Waterford Foundation, Inc.
Retailer of the Year
Hunt Country Jewelers
J & L Interiors, LLC
Lolas Cookies & Treats
The Dandelion Patch
Rural Business of the Year
Catoctin Creek Distilling Company, LLC
Fabbioli Cellars
Grandale Farm Restaurant
Wegmeyer Farms
Service Business of the Year
Chefology D/B/A Cookology
Johnson Promotions & Events
Modern Mechanical
Potomac Swim School
Technology Business of the Year
Creative2
Identika, LLC
Semper Technology, Inc.
Solar 4 Leesburg, LLC
Entrepreneur of the Year
Scott Harris, Catoctin Creek Distilling Company, LLC
Maria Kopsidas, Chefology D/B/A Cookology
Shawn Mitchell, Modern Mechanical
Pat Wirth, Potomac Falls Express Lube & Car Wash
Small Business of the Year
Coveros, Inc.
The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm
Touching Hearts at Home