June 8, 2007
The Warwick Center
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC
 

Congratulations to the 2007 Coastal Small Business Awards winners!

Winners include:

  • Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Justin Queen, president, Blu Zeus Interactive Marketing
  • Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year – Alton Herndon & Frank Longino, managing partners, Southport Boat Works, LLC
  • Established Entrepreneur of the Year – Karen Carter, president, Wrightsville Beach Landscaping, Inc.
    (No Web site available. For details please call: 910-256-6345.)
  • Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year – Mark Johnson, president, Mark Johnson Custom Homes, Inc.
  • Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year – Niels Jorgensen, president, Kiln-Direct.com
  • Greater Hampstead Chamber of Commerce Emerging Business of the Year – SFI Group, Inc., accepted by owners Michelle & Scott Wheeler
  • Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year – Roxanne Thompson, owner, Island Florals by Roxanne

2007 Coastal Small Business Awards press release



Headline Sponsor

  • BB&T

Sponsors

  • Linprint
  • Star-News
  • Greater Wilmington Business

Supporters

  • Wilmington Industrial Development Authority/Committee of 100
  • Small Business Technology Development Center
  • Pleasure Island
  • UNCW Cameron School of Business
  • Cranfill, Sumner and Hartzog
  • North Carolina Biotechnology Center
  • SBTDC
  • Cape Fear Credit Union
  • Cape Fear Credit Union
  • FNB Southeast
  • Human Capital Solutions, Inc.
  • Hutchison Law Group LLP
  • Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton LLP
  • RSM McGladrey

Hosts

  • Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Council for Entrepreneurial Development
  • Hampstead Chamber of Commerce
  • SCORE
  • Small Business Association
  • UNCW Small Business Technology & Development Center