Press Release
Small Business Lender Celebrates National Small Business Month by
Saluting Local Entrepreneurs and Small Business Advocates
West Palm Beach, FL | Wednesday, May 9, 2012: The Center for Enterprise Opportunity (CEO) will celebrate National Small Business Month with an awards brunch and theme, Saluting Small Business Champions of Our Economy. CEO will also recognize small businesses and micro-enterprises on Main Street who are helping our economy “bounce back.” The awards brunch will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the West Palm Beach Event Hall, located at 2223 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. The event will also take place during National Small Business Week, which is May 20-26, 2012. “Micro and small businesses represent over 80% of all businesses in the USA. It is important to salute and recognize that it is the small businesses with fewer than 5 employees, that will bring our economy back to recovery and beyond,” said Lia Gaines, Executive Director of the Center for Enterprise Opportunity.
The Center for Enterprise Opportunity’s 2012 Small Business Champions are the following:
Tammi Wilkins, Founder - Christian Women’s Network Circle
Women in Business Champion
Darren Studstill, Founder - Cityside Suites
Minorities in Business Champion
Annette Gray, Founder - Global Business Development Center
Small Business Development Champion
Kicks Authority LLC (PB Lakes High School students)Marc Normil,
Brandon Edmonds,Tony Edouard and Treyveckio Clark
Next Generation Entrepreneur Champions
Ramon L. Rodriguez and CitiBank
Financial Services Champion
Since its inception 15 years ago, the Center for Enterprise Opportunity, (formerly the Business Loan Fund of Palm Beaches, Inc.) has provided over $ 9.2 million in financing to assist more than 360 businesses; creating and saving over 1,900 jobs within our local communities.The Salute to Small Business Champions Awards Brunch is open to the public. Admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Register online at www.ceoventures.org. For more information, call 561.478.2337.
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