West Virginia University

Small Business Week Award Winners 2009

The West Virginia District Office announced the winners for the 2009 Small Business Week Awards.

  • Small Business Person of the Year - Joseph H. Lillard, Washington Homeopathic Products
  • SBA Young Entrepreneur - Magdelena De La Cruz Cook-Garcia, Maggie’s Salsa, LLC
  • Financial Services Champion - Martin Jenkins & Joe Brouse, Natural Capital Investment Fund
  • Small Business Journalist - David Kenneth Whalen, B2B Outlook, LLC
  • Home-Based Business Champion - Sally Barton & Tom DeWitt, Tamarack Foundation’s Artisan Resource Center
  • Minority Small Business Champion - Michelle Foster, KISRA Empowerment Center
  • Women in Business Champion - Lotus A. MacDowell, Artworks
  • Entrepreneurial Success - James R.J. Martin, II, Citynet
  • Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small Business - Pat Oliverio, Philip Oliverio, & Petrina Bonamico, Oliverio’s Ristorante, Inc.
  • Small Business Exporter - Angelo Petito, James L. Petito, & George W. Marshall, Petito Mine Equipment