Finalists announced for the 37th Annual Small Business Awards
Hosted annually by GO Topeka’s Entrepreneurial and Minority Business Development and the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce, the nominees are judged on aspects such as business growth and creativity and their contributions to the community-at-large. Tickets or tables are available by calling 785.231.6000 or visiting Gotopeka.com/events.
Finalists in each of the five categories have been named for the 2017 Small Business Awards. The winners will be announced at the Small Business Awards luncheon. Finalists include:
Capital City Business of Distinction
Envista Credit Union 3626 SW Wanamaker Rd. Ron Smeltzer
HME, Inc – Haas Metal Engineering 2828 NW Button Rd. Jon Haas
Sprout Communications, LLC 728 S. Kansas Ave. Caleb Asher
Minority & Women Business of Distinction
Finding my Way Books 3512 SW Huntoon St. Jo Mach
Oasis Family Medicine Assoc., LLC 2850 SW Mission Woods Dr., Suite 103 Holly Cob & Jennifer Harader
Prairie Glass Studio 110 SE 8th Ave. Kymm Ledbetter
Non-Profit Award of Distinction
Boys & Girls Club of Topeka 550 SE 27th St. Dawn McWilliams
Topeka Rescue Mission, Inc. 600 N. Kansas Ave. Barry Feaker
YWCA NE Kansas 225 W. 12th St. Kathleen Marker
Small Business Advocate Award
Create/Uplift, LLC 712 S. Kansas Ave. Tobias Harvey & Marcy Gonzalez
Serendipity, Pinkadilly & NOTO Burrito 824 N. Kansas Ave., Jenny Torrence
TK Business Magazine tkmagazine.com Tara & Braden Dimick
Emerging Entrepreneur Award
Crescent Foundry LLC, dba The Foundry 400 SW 33rd St. Troy & Kimberlee Pittz
Norsemen Brewing Company 830 N. Kansas Ave. Jared Rudy
Shana Cake LLC 435 S. Kansas Ave. Kelly Dempewolf
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