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Ellis Ivory is keynote speaker at luncheon celebrating the giant steps of small business

The Salt Lake Chamber recognizes four extraordinary small businesses at the 19th Annual Salt Lake Chamber 2006 Small Business Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, March 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

Ellis Ivory, founder of Ivory Homes and Chairman of the Board for the Deseret Morning News, will be the keynote speaker.  The luncheon will be held at the Little America Hotel and Towers, 500 South Main Street. Major sponsors of the event are Chase and Holland & Hart. The winners and their individual sponsors are as follows.

• Small Business of the Year 
  Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates
  Wallace “Wally” Cooper, Allen Roberts, and Soren Simonsen
  (Award sponsored by Equitable Life & Casualty Insurance Co.)
  
• Entrepreneurial Success Award 
  McKinnon-Mulherin, Inc.
  Shauna Bona, Kathleen Reddy, and Regina Davis
  (Award sponsored by America First Credit Union)
  
• Community Service Award 
  Eye Care for Kids Foundation
  Joseph G. Carbone
  (Award sponsored by Sprint/Nextel)
  
• Minority Small Business Award 
  Latitude Restaurant Group
  Gene Kwon
  (Award sponsored by UPS)

The video sponsor, Broadcast International, is preparing a short video for the luncheon. Reagan Outdoor donated billboard locations to honor the winners. The billboards feature a photograph of the honorees taken with Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.  You can see the billboards on the 500 South and 600 South on- and off-ramps to I-15.  Special thanks are also due to the Utah Department of Workforce Services.

Cost is $60 per person, $600 for a table of ten. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. and ends at 1:30 p.m. at the Little America Hotel and Towers, 500 South Main Street. To register for this event, please visit www.saltlakechamber.org, call (801) 328-5053, or email awards@saltlakechamber.org. 

Register Now   

Date: 3/22/2006
Time: 11:30 AM TO 1:30 PM
Location: Little America Hotel and Towers, 500 South Main Street
Register Now, call (801) 328-5053, or email awards@saltlakechamber.org.

History of this Award

The Salt Lake Chamber Small Business Awards had its origins in the Small Business of the Year award given by the Chamber beginning in 1987. In 1997 other categories were added and the awards were renamed the Giant Step Small Business Awards. This year the name “Giant Step” was dropped to end confusion with the Chamber’s “A Giant in our City” award. The Small Business Awards honor small businesses for their growth, innovation and involvement. They are the most prestigious awards that the Chamber gives to small business. With 85 percent of its membership classified as small businesses, the Salt Lake Chamber is proud to support the success of small business in Utah. The Chamber’s Small Business Awards recognize that the dreams of entrepreneurs are the engine of business reality and business success. 

• See a list of Past Honorees
  
• See videos of the 2005 Honorees
  
  

Please consider nominating a fellow Chamber member for the 2007 Small Business Awards.  If you would like additional information on the Salt Lake Chamber Small Business Awards,  please contact Jackie at (801) 328-5053 or via email at awards@saltlakechamber.org .