Meet the 2008 Winners
Small Business Person of the Year Robert Skinner, the proud owner of Bishop RV Center LLC, has been awarded small business person of the year due to his ingenuity, hard work and perseverance. More...
Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year Joe Elizondo is the president of Greenwood Door Company, which sells commercial and residential doors throughout the U.S., and to countries such as Russia, Spain, Canada, and Mexico. More...
Women in Business Champion of the Year Barbara has been awarded the Champion for Women in Business due to her dedication to inspiring other businesswomen to strive for success. More...
Home Based Business Champion of the Year Felix has been awarded with the Home-based Business Champion of the Year Award for donating his time and efforts to strengthen the role of our local home-based business community.More...
Minority Small Business Champion of the Year Joe is being awarded the Minority Business Champion of the Year Award due to his pro-active approach to growing small, minority, and women-owned businesses. More...
SBDC Counselor of the Year Elizabeth has been awarded Business Counselor of the Year due to her commitment to providing small business owners with greater access to capital and opportunities. More...
SCORE Counselor of the Year Ben has been awarded the SCORE counselor of the year for donating his valuable expertise to local entrepreneurs. More...
SBA 7a Lender of the Year First Community Bank is awarded the 7a Branch Lender of the Year for providing 23 loans totaling over 3 million dollars to small business owners in the Coastal Bend area. More...
SBA 504 Lender of the Year The Texas Certified Development Corporation is awarded the SBA 504 District Lender of the Year for providing 14 loans totaling 5.8 million dollars to local entrepreneurs. More...
SBA 504 3rd Party Lender of the Year ValueBank Texas had been awarded the SBA 504 District 3rd Party Lender of the Year award for providing 7 loans totaling over 4 million dollars to local small business owners. More...
