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New Bedford celebrates small business success!
 Six New Bedford businesses were awarded for their
success at the New Bedford Economic Development Council
Third Annual Small Business Awards Dinner the held
September 27 at the Hawthorne Country Club.
“We consider the annual awards dinner as a kind of
graduation ceremony. The owners of these businesses have
successfully embarked on the next step--the growth of
their business,” said Scott Costa, NBEDC board chairman.
“The backbone of a local economy is its small business
community,” he continued, “and their efforts should be
recognized.”
The award-winning business owners are first nominated in
their respective category by the NBEDC loan committee
and then measured for performance regarding such
criteria as job creation, investment in the city,
community benefit, and overall goal achievement such as
reaching sales benchmarks and new product development.
The committee makes the final selections.
“With the aid of the NBEDC, award winners were able to
access working capital--whether it was to buy a
building, purchase inventory and equipment, or just make
leasehold improvements. They have been successful and
the Small Business Awards Dinner is a celebration and
recognition of those accomplishments,” Matthew A.
Morrissey, Interim Director of the NBEDC said.
Many thanks to Nancy Gibeau for her efforts in working
with each of these small businesses and putting this
outstanding testimony to New Bedford’s small business’s
together!
Congratulations to the 2006 Small Business Award
recipients:
Entrepreneur of the Year
Owners, Knuckleheads Bar and Grille
Woman Owned Business of the Year
Mary Costa & Edna Rivera, Genesis Hair Salon
Minority Owned Business of the Year
Antonio & David Depina, Depina Brothers Trucking
Technology and Innovation Award
Craig Lindell, Aquapoint
EDA Title IX Fishing Loan
Owners, Luzo Fishing Gear
Micro Loan Business of the Year
Frank Joseph, Whaling City Graphics |
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