Meet the 2018 SCORE Award Winners!
Read about the vision and accomplishments of these award-winning small businesses and how SCORE helped support their dreams.
The SCORE Awards is an annual event that celebrates the outstanding achievements of America's small businesses.
Equal parts ceremony, celebration and entertainment, the SCORE Awards is the preeminent distinction in honoring and supporting small business in the U.S. At this event, we recognize the people and companies that have demonstrated unique vision, innovation and achievement in support of America's economy and small business community.
To select the 2018 SCORE Awards honorees, we asked our clients to nominate their businesses, share their accomplishments and explain how SCORE helped them achieve their dreams. Below are this year's winners.
Outstanding Community Impact Business - Corning Opera House Cultural Center |
Corning Opera House Cultural Center is a meetings and events space located in a renovated early 20th-century opera house. Owners: De Heaton and Cheryl Thompson from Corning, IA Award Presented by MassMutual |
Outstanding Diverse Business - Thompson Tee Inc. |
Thompson Tee creates undershirts that trap excess sweat, preventing sweat stains from ever appearing. Owners: Billy Thompson and Randy Choi from Las Vegas, NV Award Presented by AT&T |
Outstanding Encore Entrepreneur - NAVA Consulting Group |
NAVA Consulting provides support to African small businesses and institutions, and contracts with U.S. institutions, businesses and federal agencies. Owners: Rhoi Wangila and Kisembe Namusyule from Washington, DC Award Presented by Trend Micro |
Outstanding Military-Owned Small Business - Cowboy Cricket Farms |
Cowboy Cricket Farms, Montana’s first cricket farm, is an emerging industry leader in the edible insects market. Owners: Kathleen and James Rolin from Bozeman, MT Award Presented by Nav |
Outstanding Self-Employed Entrepreneur – CraniaLogix |
CraniaLogix is an after-school enrichment program that encourages elementary-age kids to think critically and creatively. Owner: Brooke Bauer from Plano, TX Award Presented by FranNet |
Outstanding Woman-Owned Business - Creative Behavior Solutions |
Creative Behavior Solutions is an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) clinic that serves children with developmental disabilities. Owners: Adrianne Smith and Brit Harger from Largo, FL Award Presented by Kimco Realty |
Outstanding Young Entrepreneur - Fyood Kitchen |
Fyood Kitchen is a professional kitchen that offers Chopped-style cooking competitions for the average, everyday chef. Owner: Maddie Purcell from Portland, ME Award Presented by Deluxe Corporation |
Outstanding Agriculture Small Business - Drew's Honeybees |
Drew’s Honeybees creates organic, beeswax-based skincare products. Owner: Drew Burnett from Norwich, CT Award Presented by The Panther Group |
Outstanding American Manufacturing Small Business - Blue Ridge Bucha |
Blue Ridge Bucha is a sustainable kombucha producer whose product can be found in more than 80 locations across the East Coast. Owners: Kate Zuckerman, Ethan Zuckerman from Waynesboro, VA Award Presented by Sam's Club |
Outstanding Retail Small Business - Pip & Grow |
Pip & Grow produces a recyclable and portable bassinet box that helps to prevent SIDS in infants ages 0-6 months. Owners: Lauren Hughey, Kate Compton Barr, Amber Kroeker from Sarasota, FL Award Presented by Liberty Tax |
Outstanding Tech and Innovative Small Business – Detroit School for Digital Technology (DSDT) |
A Detroit School for Digital Technology is a hands-on trade school, teaching principles of technology, digital media and digital graphics to Detroit locals. Owner: Jamie Kothe from Detroit, MI Award Presented by FedEx |
Senate Small Business Champion: Senator John Boozman, Arkansas
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