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Success Stories 2008

NJSBDC Business Growth
Success Awards 2009


The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers
Celebrates the Achievements of
Businesses Making a Difference at the
NJSBDC’s Business Growth Success Awards Luncheon

DATE: Friday, December 4, 2009
LOCATION: The Forsgate Country Club
Monroe Township, NJ
TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Join business owners, leaders in higher education & government,
and other public policy decision-makers in recognizing successful
NJSBDC small business clients from around the State.

Their inspiring stories bring us together to celebrate the power of ideas,
vision, and perseverance.

Featured Speaker

CURT CLINKINBEARD

Executive Director, FAMEE Foundation
Author of CUSTOMER PILLARS

EVENT GOLD SPONSORS

Verizon PNC BANK NJ Shares

To Register online click here
($65 for NJSBDC clients / $75 for non-clients)

contact Maria Torres at 973-353-1927

This is one event you do not want to MISS!

NJSBDC… Where Businesses Go to GROW!


Success Stories 2007

NJSBDC Business Growth Success Awards

Premier Sponsors

Silver Sponsor

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Turner

Join us as a sponsor of the 2008 Business Growth Success Awards on Dec. 5, 2008..

2008 Sponsor Information

NJSBDC 2007 Award Winners

Click the links to read these companies’ stories.

  • NJSBDC at Bergen Community College Winners: Jerry Silberman, Charles Evans Corporate Turnaround
  • NJSBDC at Brookdale Community College Winners: David Lewis, Leslie Scott Crockett
  • NJSBDC at Centenary College Winner: Melanie J. Hag PARS Environmental
  • NJSBDC at Kean University Winner: Leonard McTier Madison Lawrence Industries
  • NJSBDC at NJ City University Winners: Masahiko Fukamo, Tadashi Yamanoi of Eat More Local
  • NJSBDC at Raritan CC Winners: Toni and Jeff MacDade from The Country Mechanic
  • NJSBDC at Richard Stockton Winner: Kelly Coleman Ireland and Old Lace
  • NJSBDC at Rutgers Camden Winners:Robert Kandetzke, Jim Pippin, Frank McCartney, Keith Wood Simonik Moving & Storage
  • NJSBDC at Rutgers NewarkWinners: IyaSokoya Karade, Oloye Ifa Karade from Karade Gymnastics School
  • NJSBDC at The College of NJ Winner: Ms. Kiran K. Gill, CIHM, MBA – Back Thru the Future
  • NJSBDC at William Paterson University Winner: Emeka Akaezuwa, PhD Gaviri Technologies Inc.
  • NJSBDC at Dynamic Markets Winner: Matthew P. Stevens Support Services Consultants, LLC
  • NJSBDC E-Business Winner: Sandeep “Sunny” Kancherla www.GardenStateApartments.com
  • NJSBDC Procurement Program Winner: Leroy Brown LCB
  • NJSBDC Technology Commercialization Winner: Jerry Chung Frontier Performance Polymers Corporation

  • Success Stories 2006

    Small Business Success Stories

    The NJSBDC Small Business Success Awards luncheon on Dec. 2 recognized some of the best and brightest New Jersey small business owners for their work with NJSBDC to help build their growing businesses. In addition to the businesses listed below, New Jersey State Legislators Senator Leonard Lance (District-23), Assemblyman Richard A. Merkt (District-25), Senator Anthony R. Bucco (District-25), Assemblywoman Nellie Pou (District-35) and U.S. Congressmen Donald M. Payne (10th Congressional District) and Albio Sires (13th Congressional District) were recognized as “Small Business Advocates” for their support of the NJSBDC mission of economic development through small business assistance.

    Donna Fenn, Inc. magazine contributing editor and author of Alpha Dogs: How Your Small Business Can Become A Leader Of The Pack talked about competitive strategies for small business owners to a capacity crowd.

    2006 Luncheon Sponsors
    Verizon
    PNC Bank
    NJBIZ

    Click on the images for larger photos and background information on the winners.

    For high resolution images (large file size, good for printing), click on the highres links

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    Estro Entertainment | highres Alternative Financial Services | highres
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    AutoCheckMate.com | highres Cousins Finest Carribean Cuisine | highres
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    Feed Your Soul | highres Discover Wine | highres
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    AV Business Comm. Systems | highres Illumination Arts | highres
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    KAMMS Consulting | highres Authentic Foods | highres
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    MicroDysis | highres NJ Transit Ernie Williams | highres
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    Datatek | highres Amer. Soc, Prof. Estimators | highres

    Success Stories 2005

    Small Business Success Awards 2005


    Space flight participant and entrepreneur Dr. Gregory Olsen and NJSBDC State Director Brenda B. Hopper at the NJSBDC Success Awards luncheon.

    Primary luncheon sponsors:

    2005 Winners

    · Bergen SBDC winner
    Andrew Carmichael, Beverly Preast
    pCi Labs, Inc.
    Haworth, N.J.

    · Kean University SBDC
    Bayyinah Marbury
    B Chic Hair Salon
    Union, N.J.

    · Monmouth/Ocean SBDC
    Danielle Humphreys
    YES! Language School, LLC
    Long Branch, N.J.

    · New Jersey City University SBDC
    Deen Solebo, Tola K. Talabi
    Old Columbia Spirits & Wines
    Hoboken, N.J.

    · Raritan Valley Community College SBDC
    Esther Luongo Psarakis
    Taste of Crete
    Bridgewater

    · Rutgers-Camden SBDC
    Linda Diekmann
    Prizm Solutions in Medical Management
    Marlton

    · Rutgers-Newark SBDC
    Patricia Mendez
    Family Food Distributors
    Kearny

    · Skylands SBDC
    James Sheldon
    Washington Camera
    Washington

    · Stockton SBDC
    Jacki Zipes
    Association for Life Enhancement
    Northfield

    · The College of NJ SBDC
    Ezekiel Fleming, Jr.
    Airseal Insulators, LLC
    Trenton

    · William Paterson University SBDC
    Marta I. Galvan
    ESMBM
    Paterson

    · E-Business
    Dr. Dan Bistrimovich, Joe Scamuffo
    Postureman, LLC
    Parlin

    · Emerging Markets
    James Rodgers, Dona Harris
    Ramirez Enterprises, Inc.
    Newark

    · Procurement Services Program
    Anisa Balwani
    RCI Technologies
    Iselin

    · Technology Commercialization
    Rick Weiss
    Viocare Technologies
    Princeton



    Success Stories 2004

    Small Business Success Awards 2004

    The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers honored the owners of 15 small businesses who worked with NJSBDC consultants over past years. Read their stories below. Six State legislators were also recognized for their efforts in promoting economic development by funding small business support.

    Senate Majority Leader Bernard F. Kenny, CEO/Secretary of Commerce Virginia S. Bauer, and George Taber founder and President of NJ BIZ (a former NJSBDC client) addressed the attendees…

    Brenda Hopper at  NJSBDC Success Awards luncheon with sponsors


    NJSBDC Director Brenda B. Hopper, Assemblyman Louis Greenwald, Rutgers Business School Dean Howard P. Tuckman, Commerce CEO/Secretary Virginia S. Bauer, PNC Bank Northeast Region Territory Manager Nat Harris and Verizon Director of Public Affairs Ciro A. Scalera at the NJSBDC Success Awards 2004 luncheon.

    NJSBDC Success Award Winners 2004

    Program

    Winner

    Primary luncheon sponsors:

    NJSBDC friend:



    NJSBDC Celebrates 25 years

    The NJ Small Business Centers (NJSBDC) network celebrated 25 years of helping entrepreneurs turn their dreams into successful small businesses with a gala dinner reception held at the Rutgers Center for Law and Justice in Newark. More than 250 people came out to celebrate the NJSBDC’s commitment to serving small business and honor the network that makes NJSBDC’s business assistance possible.

    New Jersey leaders Senators Frank Lautenberg and Jon Corzine were honored along with SBA Administrator Hector Barreto. Small business honors were also awarded to clients of the NJSBDC including Roree Iris-Williams and Sarah Orleans of the Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill, LeDung Tran of SyPort Systems, Inc. and Hiasun, Inc. in Bridgewater, Tracey Spyhax of Capitol City Contracting in Trenton and Malachia Brantley, Sr. of Brantley Brothers Moving and Storage Co. in Newark.

    For 25 years the NJSBDC has been a community presence finding homes in community colleges, colleges and universities throughout the state. The evening’s program also recognized representatives of host institutions at Rutgers University, Bergen Community College, Brookdale Community College, Kean University, New Jersey City University, Raritan Valley Community College, College of NJ, Warren County Community College and William Paterson University for their longstanding support of the SBDC program.

    Last year the NJSBDC received corporate support to provide additional services from private sector partners Fleet Bank, PSEG, Netsoft-USA, NJBiz and Hale and Dorr, LLP to facilitate additional outreach in urban areas and underwrite specialty programs focused in on small businesses’ technology commercialization and information technology needs.


    The NJSBDC network recognized a handful of our very special success stories at our 25th Anniversary Celebration. These clients are:


    NJSBDC State Director Brenda B. Hopper with NJSBDC 25th anniversary winner client Malachia Brantley of Brantley Brothers Moving and Storage and wife Katherine


    NJSBDC 25th anniversary winning clients Sarah Orleans and Roree Iris-Williams of the Garden State Discovery Museum and NJSBDC Advisory Board chair Avis Yates-Rivers


    Mercer/Middlesex SBDC at The College of NJ Regional Director Lorraine Allen with award winning client Tracey Spyhax of Spyhax Construction and Yates-Rivers

    Kean University SBDC Regional Director Mira Romeo and award winning client Lee Tran of SyPort Systems, Inc. and Hiasun, Inc


    We thank the following companies for their support of the NJSBDC 25th Anniversary Celebration in June.

    Sponsors:

    The NJSBDC provides free management consulting services and affordable training for established small businesses and new start-ups through 11 regional centers and 18 affiliate locations throughout the state. A private-public partnership, the NJSBDC is funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs-Newark and New Brunswick.


    Success Stories 2003

    Small Business Success Awards 2003

    Small Business Success Awards 2003

    The NJSBDC Success Awards 2003, held Friday, December 5, 2003 at the Hilton Newark Airport paid special tribute to the success of NJSBDC clients and partners and a celebrated of the spirit of entrepreneurs throughout our state.

    Highlights of the event featured a keynote address from Cheryl A. Mills, the Associate Deputy Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development for the U.S. Small Business Administration.


    U.S. SBA Associate Administrator
    Cheryl A. Mills

    Elizabeth Ashley of Lizzie’s Cooper Street Cafe in Camden is one of the 14 small businesses recognized.

    “Liz” along with (left to right) Steve Applebaum, Harry Charles and Gary Rago of the Rutgers-Camden SBDC receives her NJSBDC Success Award 2003 from State Director Brenda B. Hopper (far right)

    NJSBDC Success Awards 2003 recognized entrepreneurs from throughout the state:



    Small Business Success Awards 2002

    Small Business Success Awards 2002

    NJSBDC Success Award  2002NJSBDC State Director Brenda B. Hopper started off the NJSBDC Success Awards 2002 luncheon by thanking the group of 18 small business honorees for having the vision to innovate and create businesses, new products, additional revenue and much-needed jobs in 2002. Hopper took the opportunity to launch the NJSBDC’s 25th Anniversary year, as the network was established in 1978. She promised a year full of special events to focus attention on the role of entrepreneurship in economic development.

    Honored guests Dean Howard P. Tuckman of Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick, US Small Business Administration Region II Administrator Michael Pappas, Acting NJ District Director James Kocsi, Kate Muldoon of Fleet Women’s Entrepreneurial Connection and VP Fleeta Barnes of the NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission all talked about how their organizations support NJSBDC and New Jersey’s small business community.

    After presentation of a special award to Kate Muldoon for Fleet’s support and sponsorship of the NJSBDC network, Brenda and Associate State Director Bernadette Tiernan presented the NJSBDC Success Awards 2002 to winners from NJSBDC regional centers and specialty programs.

    The winning businesses are:



    Small Business Success Awards 2001

    Successful small businesses were applauded for the high standards of excellence in their enterprises, Dec. 14 by the NJ Small Business Development Centers network. NJSBDC State Director Brenda B. Hopper started off the East Brunswick ceremony with words of praise for the entrepreneurs, welcome to the community of small business advocates and encouragement for staff to continue delivering the high-quality business management consulting necessary in today’s competitive marketplace.

    Honored guests Dean Howard P. Tuckman of Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick, US Small Business Administration District Director James Kocsi, Lucia DiNapoli Gibbons of Fleet Small Business Services and Pat Guidotti of the NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission talked about the importance of small businesses to the economy and the need to support small businesses’ aspirations.

    After presentation of a Distinguished Service award to retiring Associate State Director Alyson B. Miller-Greenfield, Brenda and Statewide Advisory Board Chairman Roger S. Cohen presented the NJSBDC Success Awards 2001 to winners from NJSBDC regional centers and specialty programs.

    The winning businesses are:

    Frank Burke and James Kosci also gave Alyson B. Miller Greenfield an award from the SBA.


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