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May 24. 2012 9:24PM
Breakfast fetes Queen City award winners
MANCHESTER — Small Business Week in the Queen City culminates this morning, with Mayor Ted Gatsas revealing the winners of the 2nd annual Small Business Awards.
The winners will be honored this morning at a breakfast hosted by Gatsas at the NH Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College. Former mayor and current U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-N.H., will provide the keynote address.
Nine small businesses in Manchester were finalists for the second annual awards in three categories: Growth, Innovation and Community Service.
A new award, the Queen City Award was created this year to recognize a small business that encompassed all the qualities of the award nominees and was a special asset to the city with a unique small business story. The inaugural winner of that award is Indian Head Athletics.
“Manchester is home to many of the most innovative and fastest growing companies in the Northeast,” said Gatsas in a release. “These awards provide the city the opportunity to recognize and highlight the outstanding contributions the small business community has made to Manchester.”
The Small Business Growth Award is given to “a small business that has shown strong growth in sales, market share, employment, exports or other similar factors.”
This year’s winner is Ty Flot, a safety equipment provider located on Massabesic Street. Since 2008, Ty Flot has more than doubled its yearly sales volume and tripled its workforce. It has become the preferred supplier for 59 nuclear power plants in France, and is in the final stages of opening a warehouse distribution center in Europe to meet an increase in demand overseas.
Other nominees in this category included Wasabi Media Group and Double Midnight Comics shop.
The Small Business Innovation Award recognizes “innovations in a diverse range of areas including products, services, business practices, marketing campaigns, design, construction, and energy savings.”
This year’s winner, Siege Technologies on South Commercial Street, is a cyber-technology research and development company, specializing in computer security. Founded in 2009, it now has three offices in the U.S. (offices are also located in Reston, Va., and Rome, N.Y.), with 13 employees in each location. Other nominees in this category included Republic Cafe and My Bridal Dream.
The Small Business Community Service Award recognizes “a small business for its contributions to the city’s social, artistic and cultural life.”
This year’s winner is Benton Shoes on Elm Street, a family-owned business first established in Boston in 1922 by George Abrams. The Manchester store opened in 1992. Store owners Benton Abrams and daughter Susan Baroff have contributed to the Palace Theater, Families in Transition, Meals on Wheels and local schools. Benton Shoe has helped raise over $50,000 for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Hampshire over the past few years.
Other nominees in this category were Runner’s Alley and Indian Head Athletics.
The presenting sponsor of Small Business Week is Citizens Bank.
The winners will be honored this morning at a breakfast hosted by Gatsas at the NH Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College. Former mayor and current U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-N.H., will provide the keynote address.
Nine small businesses in Manchester were finalists for the second annual awards in three categories: Growth, Innovation and Community Service.
A new award, the Queen City Award was created this year to recognize a small business that encompassed all the qualities of the award nominees and was a special asset to the city with a unique small business story. The inaugural winner of that award is Indian Head Athletics.
“Manchester is home to many of the most innovative and fastest growing companies in the Northeast,” said Gatsas in a release. “These awards provide the city the opportunity to recognize and highlight the outstanding contributions the small business community has made to Manchester.”
The Small Business Growth Award is given to “a small business that has shown strong growth in sales, market share, employment, exports or other similar factors.”
This year’s winner is Ty Flot, a safety equipment provider located on Massabesic Street. Since 2008, Ty Flot has more than doubled its yearly sales volume and tripled its workforce. It has become the preferred supplier for 59 nuclear power plants in France, and is in the final stages of opening a warehouse distribution center in Europe to meet an increase in demand overseas.
Other nominees in this category included Wasabi Media Group and Double Midnight Comics shop.
The Small Business Innovation Award recognizes “innovations in a diverse range of areas including products, services, business practices, marketing campaigns, design, construction, and energy savings.”
This year’s winner, Siege Technologies on South Commercial Street, is a cyber-technology research and development company, specializing in computer security. Founded in 2009, it now has three offices in the U.S. (offices are also located in Reston, Va., and Rome, N.Y.), with 13 employees in each location. Other nominees in this category included Republic Cafe and My Bridal Dream.
The Small Business Community Service Award recognizes “a small business for its contributions to the city’s social, artistic and cultural life.”
This year’s winner is Benton Shoes on Elm Street, a family-owned business first established in Boston in 1922 by George Abrams. The Manchester store opened in 1992. Store owners Benton Abrams and daughter Susan Baroff have contributed to the Palace Theater, Families in Transition, Meals on Wheels and local schools. Benton Shoe has helped raise over $50,000 for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Hampshire over the past few years.
Other nominees in this category were Runner’s Alley and Indian Head Athletics.
The presenting sponsor of Small Business Week is Citizens Bank.
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