ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on Monday recognized five area small businesses and one bank to begin festivities associated with National Small Business Week.
The SBA’s Syracuse district office held the awards ceremony in the Gordon Student Center at Onondaga Community College (OCC) in the town of Onondaga.
The agency recognized Shawni Davis, owner of Luminary Electrical of Syracuse, as the district’s Small Business Person of the Year for her impact and economic contributions in the region.
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In addition, the SBA honored Dr. Kate Robinson, owner of Lyndon Pediatrics in Fayetteville as the Woman-Owned Business of the Year. It also recognized Matthew Pierson, owner of Simple Roast Coffee Company of Auburn, as the Rural Owned Business of the Year.
The SBA also recognized Mark and Alex Williams, part owners of Savurn Memorials in Norwich, as the Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year.
In addition, the North Central SBDC honored Syracuse Boat Tours and its owner, Annette Peters, as the Onondaga County Small Business of the Year.
The North Central SBDC also recognized Norwich–based NBT Bank (NASDAQ: NBTB) as its Lender Partner of the Year. The North Central SBDC is hosted by both OCC and Jefferson Community College in Watertown. The local center rebranded to North Central SBDC back in December, a name that “encompasses the region it covers,” it says.
SBDC award presentations
In addition to the Onondaga County recipient, the North Central SBDC will present “Small Business of the Year” awards to one business in each of the eight counties the office serves.
The presentations included a Monday afternoon ceremony in Madison County at Farmstead 1868 in Cazenovia.
On Tuesday, North Central SBDC has presentations scheduled at 10:30 a.m. at 1812 Shoppe in Marathon in Cortland County; at 3 p.m. at a business called At Long Last in Auburn; and at 4:30 p.m. at Elements on Van Cleef in Seneca Falls.
On Wednesday, the center has presentations scheduled at 10:30 a.m. at The Cottage Inn in Copenhagen in Lewis County; at 12:30 p.m. at Peak Performance Training in Chaumont in Jefferson County; and at 3 p.m. at the Oswego Sub Shop in Oswego.
