Dane County Small Business Awards

Sponsoring Organizations and Committee Members: Chase-Kris Gmur, In Business Magazine-Jody Glynn Patrick, Madison Gas & Electric-Jim Mohrbacher, Mid-West Family Broadcasting-Diego Campoverde, UW-Madison Small Business Development Center-Neil Lerner, Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corp.- Diane Pasley; State of Wis. Supplier Diversity Council-Godwin Amegashie.

The Dane County Small Business Awards (DCSBA) is now in its 31st year. The DCSBA celebrate small businesses and the contributions they make to our communities and economy. The 2013 awards breakfast will be held June 14, 2013 at the Sheraton Madison Hotel.

10 Companies Recognized Annually
Each year in June, we recognize ten Dane County businesses that have excelled at meeting our award criteria. The award is given to the business, including all of the employees, not just the owners. We recognize the owner(s) have the vision and take the risk, but it is the teamwork of all the employees that makes a successful company.

Award winning companies are honored at a breakfast program attended by an average of more than 250 people. In addition to recognizing the companies for their achievements, the awards breakfast has a keynote speaker, panel discussion or other informative and entertaining program. During the awards presentation each winner will share a life or business success tip with the audience. Each winning company receives an award that they will proudly display for their employees and customers.

Dane County Small Business Awards Organizers
The DCSBA is a collaboration of organizations that are also program sponsors. The program sponsors have worked together to develop the award criteria, award application process, award selections and award breakfast program and ceremony. The DCSBA sponsors contribute staff time to organize the awards and money to offset the program costs.

Sponsors of the Dane County Small Business Awards include:
Chase, Madison Gas & Electric Co., InBusiness Magazine, Mid-West Family Broadcasting, University of Wisconsin Small Business Development Center, and Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corporation, State of Wis. Supplier Diversity Council.

Award Criteria

A successful for-profit company that has been in business for at least three years or 1-3 years for the emerging business award*
A minimum of 3 full-time equivalent employees, including the owner
Maintain a responsible and rewarding workplace environment
Provide support (in-kind or financial) to their neighborhood or community
Awards considered in the following sales/revenue categories: Less than $1 million; $1-5 million; $5-10 million; $10-20 million

*An emerging business award will be considered for a 1-3 year old company. Applicants in this category do not need to meet the minimum employee requirements.

We strive to recognize a mix of excellent small businesses that:

Represent communities from throughout Dane County
Includes minority-owned and women-owned firms

Nominations
Each year starting around February 15th, we solicit nominations from as many sources in the community as possible. This includes emails to small businesses and those that provide services to small businesses, business and civic associations, advertisements on radio and in InBusiness ezine.

Anyone can nominate a company
The nomination process is extremely easy and only takes about 1 minute
Anyone can nominate more than one company
A company only needs to be nominated once
Award winners ARE NOT chosen by how many nominations they receive

Self-nominations by employees and owners, nominations of minority and women-owned firms are encouraged.

The deadline for submitting nominations is March 31, 2013.

Award Selection Process

A contact person from each nominated company receives a brief award questionnaire
The questionnaire is easy to fill out and focuses on gathering information specifically in regard to the measuring of the company against the award criteria
Only companies that return the questionnaire are considered for an award
An independent panel of judges reviews the award questionnaires received and decides on the award winners.

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PREVIOUS WINNERS:

2012 Dane County Small Business Award Winners.

Action Plumbing, Heating, A/C and Electric – Sun Prairie
Culvers of Verona - Verona
JBM Patrol & Protection Corp - Madison
WTS Paradigm - Middleton
Supreme Structures, Inc. - Madison
Veterinary Emergency Services, LLC - Middleton
Acry Fab, Inc. – Sun Prairie
Madison Women’s Health - Madison
Midwest Prototyping – Blue Mounds
Madison Family Dental Assoc. – Madison

Small Business Advocate – Jim Mohrbacher, Madison Gas & Electric

2011 Dane County Small Business Award Winners

Adesys
Connections Counseling, LLC.
CTW Abbey Carpet & Floor
Full Spectrum Solar
Ian’s Pizza
Keva Sports Center, LLC
Madison No Fear Dentistry
Rockweiler Insulation, Inc
Semba Biosciences, Inc.
United Vaccines, Inc.

2010 Dane County Small Business Award Winners

Neider & Boucher, S.C. – Madison

Degnan Design Builders – DeForest

Gaylord Catering Services – Madison

PercipEnz Technologies – Madison

Natural Resources Consulting – Cottage Grove

New Self Renewal Center – Madison - Emerging Business Award

Architecture Network Inc – Madison

Prairie Land Towing – Sun Prairie

Urban Construction Administration – Madison

The Employer Group – Verona

Frank Staniszewski – Small Business Advocate – Madison Development Corp. - Madison

2009 Dane County Small Business Award Winners

Aberdean Consulting LLC

The Murphy Insurance Group

MCV Salon & Spa

Sustainable Engineering Group

Filament Marketing LLC

Next Generation Clinical Research

Healthy Homes

Andy Garcia Productions

Cquensys

The Skin Care Source

Small Business Advocate Award: Laurie Benson: CEO, Inacom Information Systems

2008 Dane County Small Business Award Winners

Geroge Vitense Golfland, Inc

Pineview Veterinary Clinic

The Payroll Company

Beans 'n' Cream Coffeehouse

Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier-Madison

Mayo Corporation

Supranet Communications

Applied Tech Solutions

All Creatures Veterinary Hospital

Ruedebush Development

2007 Dane County Small Business Award Winners

Wind River Financial, Madison

Drake & Co, Madison

Ever Ready Electric, Mazomanie

Michael's Frozen Custard, Verona

America’s Best Flowers / Berry Hill Farms, Cottage Grove

Orange Shoe Gym, Madison

Rejuvenation Spa, Madison

Auto Marketing Services (AMS), Fitchburg

Express Fitness Community Health Club, Belleville

Argus Ventures, Madison

UMOJA magazine, Madison

2006 Dane County Small Business Award Winners

JG Development, Blue Mounds

Lasting Skin, Middleton

Edge One, Stoughton

Reed Sendecke Krebsbach, Madison

Direct Networks, Madison

Ellestad Cammacho Funeral Homes, Mt. Horeb

Jenkins Research, Fitchburg

Potter Lawson, Madison

Loren Imhoff Homebuilder, Middleton

Precision Information, Madison

2005 Dane County Small Business Award Winners

Kitchen Hearth, Madison

Freedom Speakers & Trainers, Madison

Two Men and a Truck, Madison

Wisconsin Flooring, Madison

Paul Davis Restoration, Cottage Grove

Good for Business, Madison

Dane Manufacturing Company, Dane

Total Water Treatment Systems Inc, Madison

CustomCall Data Systems, Madison

Convenience Electronics, Inc., Madison

2004 Dane County Small Business Award Winners

Wegner CPAs, Madison

The QTI Group, Madison

PIC Wisconsin, Madison

The Neckerman Agency, Madison

Ancora Coffee Roasters, Madison

Madison Environmental Group, Madison

MTM Inc., Mike Verona

Music By Mickey, Verona

Denman, May & Associates, Deforest

Cartridge Savers, Inc., Madison

2003 Dane County Small Business Award Winners

It’s Your Party, Madison

Casa De Lara Restaurant, Fitchburg

Cascade Asset Management, Madison

Kennedy Communication, Madison

Harbor Athletic Club, Middleton

Business Intelligence Technologies (bIT360), Madison

Standard Imaging, Inc., Middleton

Kneaded Relief Day Spa, Madison

Gritton Design, Inc., Middleton