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The Tampa Bay Chamber recognized the region’s top small businesses and leaders during its 45th Annual Small Business of the Year Awards in Tampa.

The Tampa Bay Chamber named the winners of its 2024 Small Business of the Year Awards on Friday, at Armature Works, in Tampa. This year’s winners include: Outstanding Small Business Leader Micha Seal, CEO and Owner – Watermelon Swim Startup The William Stanley CFO Group 5-20 Employee Category Gaston’s Culinary Services 21-50 Employee Category DCE

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The Tampa Bay Chamber has announced the semi-finalists of its 2024 Small Business of the Year Awards. The list includes: Outstanding Small Business Leader Finalists Bridgette Bello, Chief Executive Officer and Publisher – Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine Danny Persaud, President – MidFlorida Armored & ATM Services David Habib, Founder and CEO – Yo

The Tampa Bay Chamber presented the 2024 Dottie Berger MacKinnon Woman of Influence Award to Joanne B. Sullivan, assistant vice president of community engagement for USF Health. Sullivan’s career in fundraising and development, in Tampa, spans more than 30 years and includes leadership positions at the University of South Florida, the University of Tampa and

The Tampa Bay Chamber received $134,000 from JPMorgan Chase to support its Minority Business Accelerator which was created to support local Black and Hispanic-owned businesses and organizations. The Chamber’s MBA curriculum is a two-year program that includes workshops, mentoring and group activities designed to create jobs and build the business owner’s wealth. Businesses in the

The Tampa Bay Chamber named the winners of the 2023 Small Business of the Year Awards, at a ceremony on Thursday, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. More than 500 attendees gathered to recognize the accomplishments of Tampa Bay’s small business community. The 2023 Small Business of the Year Award winners include:

The Tampa Bay Chamber represented the region at the International Chamber of Commerce World Chambers Federation held in Geneva, Switzerland. The Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator was one of only four finalists in the global competition for Best Chamber Model of Innovation. Presenting before the international panel was Avril Stinson, vice president of economic inclusion and

COMPANY STATS Name: Rivero, Gordimer & Company Established: 1983 Top local executive(s): Herman Lazzara, CPA, Managing Partner No. of employees in Tampa Bay: 70 Year it won Tampa Bay Chamber’s Small Business of the Year: 2018 When Rivero, Gordimer & Company won the Tampa Bay Chamber’s Small Business of the Year award, it was a