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Call for Small Business Person of the Year Nominations |
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Call for Small Business Person of the Year Nominations
Deadline Extended through Friday, March 30, 2012
Contact:
Jessica M.L. Thompson, Communications Director
270-781-3200; jessica@bgchamber.com
BOWLING GREEN, KY--The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Small Business Person of the Year Award. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, March 30. The nomination form can be accessed online at www.bgchamber.com.
The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce has named a community member the "Small Business Person of the Year" since 1985. The award recognizes a business leader who owns and operates a for-profit company that employs 100 or fewer full-time employees, who has invested his or her own money in that small business, who has experienced recent business growth, and who is involved in the development and growth of the Bowling Green community.
Past recipients of the Small Business Person of the Year Award are
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Regina Webb (2011) |
Thad F. Connally, III (2010)
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Joe Davis (2009) |
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Carl Chaney (2008) |
Jim Smith (2007) |
David Chandler (2006)
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Chris Thompson (2005) |
Tim Earnhart (2004) |
Janet Henderson (2003) |
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Jim Johnson (2002) |
Steve Sheldon (2001) |
Doug Gorman (2000)
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Curt Sullivan (1999) |
David Bradford (1998) |
Mike Murphy (1997)
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Joe Natcher (1996) |
Al Baker (1995) |
David Wiseman (1994)
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Rick Kelley (1993) |
Harold Brantley (1992) |
Mike Buchanon (1991)
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Bill Jackson (1990) |
Cornelius Martin (1989) |
B.J. Booth (1988)
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Carroll Hildreth (1987) |
Sandy Jones (1986) |
Johnny Webb (1985) |
The 2012 Small Business Person of the Year will be honored at the Small Business Luncheon in May at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center.
Contact Program Director Gail Henderson with any questions: 270-781-3200 or gail@bgchamber.com.
About the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce
Incorporated in 1935, the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce is a 5-Star Accredited Chamber by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and was named the 2009 Chamber of the Year by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. As the fourth largest chamber in Kentucky, the Chamber serves as a premier business advocate for its more than 1,300 partners and is the driving force for economic development in South Central Kentucky. Its primary goals are to promote growth and success in the business community, reaching its small business partners and those in large industries alike. With leadership programs, governmental relations projects, educational initiatives and involvement opportunities, the Chamber aims to support the community and its neighbors in order to enhance the business climate and continue to grow the region.
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