Congratulations to the contenders of the 2024 Small Business Awards!

Join us as we celebrate the diverse range of industries and expertise represented among the contenders – from technology startups revolutionizing the way we interact with the world, to local businesses and nonprofits that have become pillars of our community. We look forward to seeing you and celebrating Huntsville’s business community on Thursday, Sept. 12 in the VBC Saturn Ballroom.

Arts & Recreation Business of the Year

• Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville
• Huntsville Ballet
• Pinot’s Palette
• Rocket City Trash Pandas
• We Rock the Spectrum Huntsville
• X-Golf Huntsville

Community Impact Award

• Bailor Group
• CFD Research Corporation
• Harmon Scrap Metal
• Rocket City Mom
• Stratagem Solutions, Inc.

Construction Company of the Year

• Commercial Flooring Services, Inc.
• Henderson Roofing, Inc.
• Murphy Homes
• Premier Structures, Inc.
• Ridgeline Construction Roofing & Exteriors
• Scott Plumbing, LLC
• Yellowhammer Roofing, Inc.

Emerging Business of the Year

• Ashford Advisors
• Ivaldi Engineering
• MailPro
• Meister
• Powerhouse Plumbing Pros LLC
• Public Resource, LLC
• Rose Pelvic Physiotherapy
• Towne Park Animal Care Center
• VETS, LLC

Engineering/Defense Business of the Year – Small (≤100 employees)

• 4M Research, Inc.
• AcqCentric, Inc.
• Ampersand Solutions Group, Inc.
• Applied Companies
• Cepeda Systems & Software Analysis, Inc.
• Cortina Solutions, LLC
• enGenius Consulting Group, Inc.
• GTEC
• ITC Defense Corp.
• JBS Solutions, Inc.
• JDM Solutions
• JS Solutions
• MAD Security
• Outpost Technologies, Inc.
• Resolution, LLC
• Stratagem Solutions, Inc.
• Verity Integrated Systems

Engineering/Defense Business of the Year – Medium (101-300 employees)

• All Points Logistics, LLC
• CFD Research Corporation
• Davidson
• Invariant Corporation
• NMR Consulting
• nou Systems, Inc.
• SEA Wire and Cable, Inc.
• Simulation Technologies, Inc. (SimTech)
• Victory Solutions, Inc.

Engineering/Defense Business of the Year – Large (301+ employees)

• Integration Innovation, Inc. (i3)
• Intrepid
• Radiance Technologies, Inc.
• Strategic Alliance Business Group LLC (SABG)
• Torch Technologies
• Trideum Corporation

Health/Social Services Business of the Year

• Advanced Behavioral Health
• Advanced Medical Clinics LLC
• Dunagan Yates & Alison Plastic Surgery Center
• Focus Physiotherapy Huntsville
• Home Instead Senior Care
• Rehabilitation & Neurological Services, LLC
• Silver Linings Neurodevelopment
• Solid Ground Counseling Center
• SportsMED Orthopedic Surgery & Spine Center

Hospitality Services Business of the Year

• Big Spoon Creamery
• ChurchStreet Family Businesses
• Good Company Cafe
• Touronimo
• Valentina’s Pizzeria & Wine Bar
• Yedla Management Company

Minority-Owned Business of the Year

• AcqCentric, Inc.
• Advanced Medical Clinics LLC
• Face To Face Marketing
• Interweave Technologies
• LJ’z Backyard Bayou
• Mojana Soaps
• MTA, Inc.
• Rehabilitation & Neurological Services, LLC
• Seabrook Solutions, LLC
• Verity Integrated Systems
• We Rock the Spectrum Huntsville
• Yedla Management Company
• Yellowhammer Roofing, Inc.

Nonprofit of the Year

• AGAPE of North Alabama
• Alabama Credit Union
• Alabama Kidney Foundation
• Alzheimer’s Association – Alabama Chapter
• Christmas Charities Year Round
• Cook Museum of Natural Science
• Downtown Rescue Mission
• Eighth Street Community
• First Stop, Inc.
• Greater Huntsville Humane Society
• Habitat For Humanity of the River Valley
• Huntsville Association of Small Businesses in Advanced Technology (HASBAT)
• Huntsville Botanical Garden
• Huntsville Community of Hope
• Huntsville/Madison County Builders Association, Inc.
• Institute for Digital Enterprise Advancement
• LearningQUEST
• Legacy 4 Korean War Veterans Foundation
• The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship
• The Rosé Society, Inc.
• The Schools Foundation

Professional/Technical Services Business of the Year

• Freedom Real Estate and Capital, LLC
• Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC
• H2L Solutions, Inc.
• Halliburton Surveying & Mapping, Inc.
• Horizon Point Consulting, Inc.
• Hville Blast
• Interweave Technologies
• Job Impulse, Inc
• Lighthouse Services
• Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC
• McWilliams Marketing
• MDW Associates
• New Beginnings Family Law, P.C.
• Rosenblum Realty, Inc.
• Seay, Seay & Litchfield Architects
• Summit 7 Systems
• TekFive, Inc.
• The Lackey Law Firm
• Trav-Ad Signs, Inc.
• TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Huntsville

Retailer of the Year

• AVIQ Huntsville
• Fleet Feet – Huntsville
• Sultry Company

Veteran-Owned Business of the Year

• All Points Logistics, LLC
• Commercial Flooring Services, Inc.
• H2L Solutions, Inc.
• JS Solutions
• LJ’z Backyard Bayou
• MAD Security
• Mb Solutions, Inc.
• NMR Consulting
• Pinot’s Palette
• Resolution, LLC
• Stratagem Solutions, Inc.
• TekFive, Inc.
• Victory Solutions, Inc.
• X-Golf Huntsville

Woman-Owned Business of the Year

• 4M Research, Inc.
• Applied Companies
• Bailor Group
• Big Spoon Creamery
• Cepeda Systems & Software Analysis, Inc.
• Cortina Solutions, LLC
• Face To Face Marketing
• Good Company Cafe
• Home Instead Senior Care
• Horizon Point Consulting, Inc.
• Hville Blast
• JBS Solutions, Inc.
• Mb Solutions, Inc.
• McWilliams Marketing
• Mojana Soaps
• MTA, Inc.
• New Beginnings Family Law, P.C.
• Ridgeline Construction Roofing & Exteriors
• RippleWorx
• SEA Wire and Cable, Inc.
• Seabrook Solutions, LLC
• Silver Linings Neurodevelopment
• Simulation Technologies, Inc. (SimTech)
• Solid Ground Counseling Center
• Sultry Company
• Trav-Ad Signs, Inc.

Russell G. Brown Executive Leadership Award

• KC Bertling, Legacy 4 Korean War Veterans Foundation
• Donna C. Coleman, Aetos Systems, Inc.
• Clayton Hinchman, Ignite Fueling Innovation
• Terry Jennings, PeopleTec, Inc.
• Stephanie Kennedy-Mell, ChurchStreet Family Businesses
• Mandy Kilgore, Huntsville Community of Hope
• Rich Kretzschmar, Integration Innovation, Inc. (i3)
• Jason Parks, Refuge Church
• Lindsay Rice, Alabama Colon & Gastro, P.C.
• Carey Rosenblum, Rosenblum Realty, Inc.
• Dr. Annie Saylor, Simulation Technologies, Inc. (SimTech)
• Jan Smith, S3, Inc.
• Rosalyn Thompson-Blackwell, Mb Solutions, Inc.
• Dr. Karockas Watkins, Ability Plus, Inc.
• Frank Williams, Landers McLarty Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram

Small Business Champion of the Year

• Jenny Askins, Touronimo
• KC Bertling, Legacy 4 Korean War Veterans Foundation
• Veronica Cram, InSight Strategic Solutions
• Vicki Morris, Face To Face Marketing
• Kristina Sexton, NXTSTEP Family Law
• Tony Taylor, TekFive, Inc.
• Jennifer Thomas, Alabama Credit Union
• Christopher Udall, gener8tor

Young Professional of the Year 

• Bradley Boyett, Outpost Technologies, Inc.
• Bobby Bozeman, Food Bank of North Alabama
• Shakeria Hayes Dixon, Cortina Solutions, LLC
• Clark Dunn, Beyond Rockets LLC
• Lindsay Grissom, PeopleTec, Inc.
• Fathia Hardy, University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
• Mark Lemen, Ampersand Solutions Group, Inc.
• Maria Mares, Continental Roofing Company
• Essence Nesbit, Designs by Essence, LLC
• Angela Ozbolt, Good Company Cafe
• Amy Roark, Missile Defense Agency
• Caitlin Sampson, TriVector Services, Inc.
• Jacob Schreiber, H2L Solutions, Inc.
• Sarah K. Smith, Morgan Stanley
• Tiara Trudeau-Gullotta, Sultry Company
• Christopher Udall, gener8tor
• Jeremy Westmoreland, Leidos

In addition to the categories listed above, two additional awards will be presented at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber’s Small Business Awards.

• The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship will present the 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Here are the Contenders.
• Huntsville Association of Small Businesses in Advanced Technology (HASBAT) will also present its annual Small Business Champion Award.

We look forward to celebrating with you on September 12!