Small Business Award Winners

2010 Small Business Award Recipients
(L to R): Small Business Council Chair Robert Serenka; Marty Bohunicky of Working Pictures (Micro-Enterprise Award); Denise DuBois of Complexions Spa for Beauty and Wellness (Small Business of the Year) and Chamber Board Chair Ken Desmond.

Click on the podcast icon next to a recipient's name to listen to a short interview in the Chamber Podcast Series.

Past Recipients

2010
Complexions Spa & Salon for Beauty & Wellness	Small Business of the Year
Working Pictures	Micro-enterprise

2009
Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.	Small Business of the Year
Pump Wear Inc.	Micro-enterprise
Sabre Technical Services LLC	Ingenuity Award of Excellence

2008
TL Metzger & Associates, LLC	Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year
Palio	Community Service
Albany Aqua Ducks & Trolleys, Inc.	Entrepreneurial Excellence
Radiant Pools	Innovative Enterprise
Rosenstein Family of Jack’s Oyster House	Lifetime Achievement
Miron’s For Floors	Micro-enterprise
Spendwood School of Dance & Gymnastics, LLC	Spirit of Cohoes
LabPrints, LLC	Tech Triumph

2007
Walter Snyder Printer	Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year
Lavelle and Finn	Community Service
Cotton Hill Studios	Entrepreneurial Excellence
BullEX Digital Safety	Innovative Enterprise
Francis Murdock Pitts architecture+	Lifetime Achievement
The Bradley Agency	Micro-enterprise
Harmony House Marketplace	Spirit of Cohoes
Newkey Media Solutions	Tech Triumph

2006

TAG Solutions, LLC
Capital Financial Planning LLC
MSE Power Systems, Inc
GLOBALSPEC, Inc
Fred Miller
The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc
Gavant Software
X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc.

Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year
Community Service
Entrepreneurial Excellence
Innovative Enterprise
Lifetime Achievement

Micro-enterprise
Tech Triumph

2005

The Party Warehouse
Sawchuk, Brown Associates
Mr. Subb, Inc.
Tangora Technologies, Inc.
Alba and Tony Giordano
Plaza Travel & Meetings
Creative Marketing Concepts
Tech Valley Communications

Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year
Community Service
Entrepreneurial Excellence
Innovative Enterprise
Lifetime Achievement

Micro-enterprise
Tech Valley Tomorrow

2004

NY Business Development Corporation
Women’s Forum Whiteman Osterman & Hanna
Angelo Mazzone
Glen Sanders Mansion
Classe Catering Ltd
Informz Inc.
D & D Consulting Ltd.

Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year
Community Service
Lifetime Achievement

Entrepreneurial Excellence
Innovative Enterprise
Tech Valley Tomorrow

2003

Superior Business Products Inc.
Communication Services
Cornea Consultants of Albany
Absolute Promotions
Marvin A. Freedman
Anchor Agency Inc.
James Hundt, Architect
IA Systems Inc.

Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year
Community Service
Entrepreneurial Excellence
Innovative Enterprise
Lifetime Achievement

Micro-enterprise
Tech Valley Tomorrow

2002

CommSoft
Capital Communications Federal Credit Union Mohawk
Rumors Ltd.
Innovative Technology Inc.
David Allen Snyder Sr.
Walter Snyder Printer Inc.
Jeanne A. Benas Art Studio
VersaTrans Solutions Inc.

Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year
Community Service
Entrepreneurial Excellence
Innovative Enterprise
Lifetime Achievement

Micro-enterprise
Tech Valley Tomorrow

2001

Rapid Application Developers, Inc.
Superior Business Products, Inc.
media logic
Computer Rentals of America, LLC
Edward Swyer
Stuyvesant Plaza, Inc
2k Design

Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year
Community Service
Entrepreneurial Excellence
Innovative Enterprise
Lifetime Achievement

Micro-enterprise

1999-2000 \|\| Celebrating a Century of Success
Albany International Corporation Hudson Valley Paper Company Organichem Corporation The Woodward Company CB Richard Ellis/Robert Cohn Capstone, Inc. Grignon Construction Com-Tech Electronics Larry Davis Billing Concepts	U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Person of the Year

1998
Rose & Kiernan Pearl Grant Richman’s MARK-TECH Optoelectronics Scarano Boat Building David Terrenzio New York Business Development Corporation	Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year Community Service Entrepreneurial Excellence Innovative Enterprise U.S. Small Business Administration Financial Advocate of the Year Award

1997
Sano-Rubin Construction Co. Pearl Grant Richman’s MicroKnowledge Precisions Valve & Automation Lyn Dolan Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce Richard Louis AlbanyNet	Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year Community Service Entrepreneurial Excellence Innovative Enterprise U.S. Small Business Administration Federal Region 2 Financial Advocate of the Year Award U.S. Small Business Administration Federal Region 2 Entrepreneur of the Year Award

1996
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering Ben & Jerry’s/Seattle Sub & Pita Co. Beaux Visages Ltd. Albany Molecular Research Robert Lazar New York Business Development Corporation	Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year Community Service Entrepreneurial Excellence Innovative Enterprise Lifetime Achievement Award

1995
AWESCO Qualters Restaurant	Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year Community Service

1994
Mr. Subb Plaza Travel Center, Inc. Mansion Hill Inn	Entrepreneurial Excellence Innovative Enterprise Small Business of the Year

1993
M. Hurt Supply Inc. ViaPhone	Community Service Innovative Enterprise

1992
Standard Copy Products Inc. REGALO A Gift Experience Arthur R. Kapner Connecticut Mutual Life/Anchor Security Insurance Arthur J. Crandall Standard Copy Products Inc. Fred Field Colonie Town Supervisor Ira Whitman and John Botti BitWise Designs, Inc.	Barry L. Gold Memorial Small Business of the Year Innovative Enterprise Lifetime Achievement Award Small Business Person of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration U.S. Small Business Administration Minority Business Advocate of the Year U.S. Small Business Administration Young Entrepreneur of the Year