SBA’s 2008 Small Business Week Winners

Region II Winners (Includes New York State, New Jersey and Puerto Rico)

Small Business Journalist Champion
G. Jeffrey Aaron, editorial business writer
Elmira Star Gazette
Nominated by SBA Elmira Branch Office

Veteran Small Business Champion
Patrick MacKrell, president and CEO
New York Business Development Corporation, Albany
Nominated by NYS SBDC

Syracuse District Winners
(includes 34 counties in upstate New York)

Small Business Person of the Year
Harold W. Hance, owner/managing partner
Mountain Valley Teleservices, LLC, Plattsburgh
Nominated by NYS SBDC Plattsburgh

Small Business Exporter of the Year
John Aspland, president
Adirondack Plastics & Recycling, Inc., Argyle
Nominated by Glens Falls National Bank

Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Lucas Manning, owner
The Partridge Café, Canton
Nominated by NYS SBDC Canton

Financial Services Champion
Diane W. Lantz, executive director
REDEC, Corning
Nominated by NYS SBDC Corning

Minority Business Champion
Craig E. Watters, PhD, assistant professor of entrepreneurial practice
Syracuse University
Nominated by Syracuse SCORE Chapter # 98

Women in Business Champion
Nola N. Miyasaki, executive director
Syracuse University Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship
Nominated by the WISE Center