SCORE Small Business Blog

The third annual SCORE Awards will be held tomorrow, September 15, 2011 in Washington, D.C to celebrate America’s small businesses.SCORE is proud to welcome more than 400 attendees, including representatives from the Administration and Congress; officials from Executive and Administrative agencies; SCORE Corporate Partners; SCORE mentors and small businesses from across the country.

SCORE will honor six SCORE clients for their outstanding success.

2011 SCORE Client Awards:

• Outstanding Minority –Owned Small Business
  C. Ray Kennedy , American Product Distributors, Inc. (APD)
• Outstanding Small Business Launched by an Individual Aged 50+
  Gary Bickford , Healthy Life Clinic, INC.
• Outstanding Veteran-Owned Small Business
  Dolly Garnecki, , Spinal Health & Wellness LLC
• Outstanding Woman-Owned Small Business
  Rachel Weeks of Durham , School House LLC
• Outstanding Socially-Progressive Small Business
  Patricia Walker of Mount Pleasant,  East Cooper Meals on Wheels
• Outstanding Non-Profit Organization
  Lynn Rippy , Youth Adult Development in Action, Inc

To read more about the award winners, visit our SCORE Awards page.

Congratulations to all of our 2011 SCORE Award winners and we congratulate all small businesses for being the engine that runs the American economy!