And the Winners are…
The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce awarded five businesses during the 17th annual Small Business of the Year (SBY) Awards. This year’s awards gala, sponsored and presented by BMO Harris Bank, took place Friday, May 30 at the Bolingbrook Golf Club.
“The Chamber thanks and congratulates this year’s overall winner, Design & Promote, and all of the category winners for their hard work, innovation and outstanding service,” said Nicki Anderson, president & CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber. “I also want to acknowledge that all of our nominees are great businesses in their own right, and congratulate them on all of their success.”
The SBY Awards are divided into five categories with one overall winner: Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Professional, Service and Not-for-Profit. Members nominate one another for the awards. Once nominations are submitted, the winners are selected by a panel of previous winners.
The winners of this year’s SBY Awards are:
Business-to-Business: Design & Promote
Business-to-Consumer: Reebie Storage & Moving
Professional: Sikich LLP
Service: Showalter Roofing Service, Inc.
Not-for-Profit: KidsMatter
And the 2014 overall SBY winner is Design & Promote.
During the awards gala, a Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a business or civic leader for their commitment to Naperville’s business community, excellence in business stewardship, contributions to the region’s quality of life, and leadership in support of economic progress.
The recipient of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award is Mayor A. George Pradel.
“It is with great pleasure that we name Mayor Pradel as our 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. He has done so much for our city while serving on the police force and being the longest serving Mayor in our history. So many of us have a personal connection to him, and he has been a great friend to the Chamber,” said Nicki Anderson, president & CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber would like to thank all 33 of this year’s nominees, panel judges and attendees for a very successful 17th anniversary event.