King County Executive Dow Constantine – in partnership with award sponsors KeyBank, Microsoft Corporation, the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, enterpriseSeattle, and the Small Business Partners for Prosperity – recently named 21 finalists in seven categories for the second annual King County Executive’s Small Business Awards.
A total of 130 nominations was received from 42 award partners – chambers of commerce, cities and business organizations across the county. More than 250 representatives from throughout the county are expected to be in attendance when the winners are announced at the awards program on Oct. 10, from 7:15 to 9:00 a.m. at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.
The awards program recognizes small businesses throughout King County that best demonstrate innovation and excellence.
The nominees are:
Small Business of the Year finalists
Easy Street Records (Seattle)
Kenmore Camera (Kenmore)
Trophy Cupcakes and Party (Seattle – Bellevue)
Minority Small Business of the Year finalists
General Microsystems, Inc. (Bellevue)
Idea Entity Corporation (Bellevue)
Nesby + Associates (Renton)
Woman Small Business of the Year finalists
Dynamic Language (Seattle)
Global Resource Group (Bellevue)
Seattle Chocolates (Tukwila)
Exporting Small Business of the Year finalists
Enprecis (Seattle)
Pacific Metallurgical (Kent)
TransNET Inc. (Issaquah)
Green/Sustainable Small Business of the Year finalists
MicroEnergy Credits (Seattle)
New Remodel (Seattle)
Natural and Built Environments (Kirkland)
Workforce Development Small Business of the Year finalists
Kona Kai Coffee Company (Kent)
Minerva Organics DBA Thrive (Seattle)
Thinkspace (Redmond)
Rural Small Business of the Year finalists
Jubilee Biodynamic Farm Inc. (Snoqualmie Agricultural Production District, near Carnation)
Mosby Farms (Upper Green Agricultural Production District, near Auburn)
The Root Connection (Sammamish Agricultural Production District, near Woodinville)
Learn more and register online for the Oct. 10 award ceremony: www.kingcounty.gov/SmallBusinessAwards
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