| Over 150 community, governmental and business leaders gathered at Lenore's Table at the First Baptist Church yesterday as the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce honored 10 outstanding members at our 2016 Small Business of the Year Awards -- Presented by TD Bank.
"With 60,000 small businesses in Fort Lauderdale, small businesses account for about $13 billion in payroll and 25,000 new jobs. They have been a huge reason unemployment in Broward County is at a low of 4.4%." said City of Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler, highlighted the impact of small businesses and the instrumental role they play in the economic development of the city, county, region and state.
This year there were 27 Small Businesses vying for the honor of Small Business of the Year in three categories. After careful and difficult deliberation (the applications this year were outstanding!) three recipients were selected from each category. We also selected our Small Business Person of the Year, who will represent the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce at the Broward County Small Business Person of the Year Awards on May 25th. Tickets are now available for the Broward County Council of Chamber's event and is open to all Chamber members. For more information, contact Doug Frens at 954.462.2570 or doug@ftlchamber.com.
Congratulations to all our honorees!
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New Small Business
1-3 years
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Established
Small Business
4 +years
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Non Profit
Organization
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| Minuteman Press of Wilton Manors |
Wizard Creations |
The Broward Partnership |
| Piccolo Ristorante |
Merchant Processing Solutions |
Firewall Centers |
| Circles Enterprises Inc. |
Lightship Media |
Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship
FSU |
| Small Business Person of the Year |
Yamilet Strauss
Merchant Processing Solutions
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“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. ” ~ Henry David Thoreau
Our monthly networking events are yet another way to EXPERIENCE. BETTER. BUSINESS. Pick one from one of the upcoming events or visit us at www.ftlchamber.com and Plan to SUCCEED!
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