Innovation Award

Kyle Schwulst, Owner
ElectroJet

Main Street USA Award

Josh Little, Owner
Maestro eLearning

Government Contracting Award

Glen Simula, Owner
GS Engineering

Small Business Champions

Michigan Veteran Small Business Champion

Daniel P. Whisnant, Government Sales Manager
Stryker Medical

Michigan Financial Services Champion

Derek L. Edwards
Huntington National Bank

Michigan Minority Small Business Champion

William R. Ross, President
Booker T. Washington Business Association

Women in Business Champions

Debra Power, Co-President
Carrie Hensel, Co-President
Women’s Exchange of Washtenaw

Small Business Journalist of the Year

Lucy Ann Lance
The Lucy Ann Lance Business Insider

Small Business Counselor of the Year

James D. Beauchamp
Small Business & Technology Development Center

Jeffery Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year

Michael DeWitt, President
Peter James, Vice President
Timothy DeWitt, Sec. and Treasurer
Peter Jason DeWitt, Plant Manager
DeWitt Barrels, Inc.

Michigan Small Business Persons of the Year

Charles Reid, President
Charter House Innovations

Michigan Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Stewart W. Beal, President
Beal Inc. & Beal Properties, LLC

Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Winners

AKASHA-US Inc.
Ameri Pro Restoration LLC
Appia Communications Inc.
Assets International LLC
Atomic Object
The C2 Group
Campfire Interactive Inc.
Classic Instruments
Covenant Eyes Inc.
DICE Corp.
DornerWorks Ltd.
Edgewater Automation
eFulfillment Service Inc.
Elite Cleanroom Services
Emagine Entertainment Inc.
Energy Steel & Supply Co.
Enovate
Essential Bodywear
FISHER/UNITECH
Global Energy Innovations Inc.
Global LT Inc.
Great Lakes Drug Development Inc.
Heat Transfer International (HTI)
Integrated Nonclinical Development Solutions
Kilwin’s Chocolates and Ice Cream
KM International Inc.
Lambert, Edwards & Associates
Lansing Urgent Care
Loadmaster Corp.
Maestro eLearning
Maggie’s Organics
Marble Arms
Metabolic Solutions Development Co.
NanoBio Corp.
NEX Solutions
Premier Food Supplies LLC
Pure Entropy Technologies/Encryption Security Solutions
Pure Visibility Inc.
Ryba Marine Construction Co.
Sensitile Systems LLC
Somat Engineering Inc.
Standard Components Inc.
Stewart Manufacturing LLC
Tolera Therapeutics Inc.
Velesco Pharmaceutical Services
Vendor Managed Solutions Inc.
Versus Technology Inc.
VMX International LLC
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