HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (October 20, 2020) – The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber honored local small businesses and individuals during the 35th Annual Small Business Awards. We hosted a virtual event with the theme “Arabian Nights.” Congratulations to all the winners:

• Young Professional of the Year: Bekah Schmidt, South Huntsville Main Business Association
• Nonprofit of the Year: Huntsville Ballet
• Professional Services Business of the Year: New Beginnings Family Law, P.C.
• Culinary Business of the Year: Mango’s Caribbean Cookhouse
• Emerging Business of the Year: MaDonni Beauty
• Government Contracting – Professional Services Business of the Year:
  TIE: Cepeda Systems & Software Analysis and Sentar, Inc.
• Government Contracting – Technology Business of the Year: Signalink, Inc.
• Service Business of the Year: 47E
• Retailer of the Year: Redline Steel
• Local “Creative” of the Year: Party Life, LLC
• Technology Business of the Year: SimTech
• Medical Practice of the Year: Focus Physiotherapy Huntsville
• Woman-Owned Business of the Year: Troy 7
• Russell G. Brown Executive Leadership Award:
  TIE: Sandra Cepeda, Cepeda Systems & Software Analysis and Kimberly Lewis, PROJECTXYZ, Inc.
• People’s Choice Award: Active8 Communications

The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber hosts this annual event to recognize the outstanding work businesses and individuals are doing in our community.

“We are so proud of all of our small businesses,” said Pammie Jimmar, the Chamber’s Vice President of Small Business & Events. “It has been a very tough year for so many of them, and we hope this event gives them a boost to let them know we love and support them, and we value what they bring to our community.”

This year’s judging was completed by Chambers from various locations around the United States, including the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce; Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce; Terrell, Texas Chamber of Commerce & Convention & Visitors Bureau; and the Community Development Foundation – Chamber of Commerce in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Sameer and Ruchi Singhal were our hosts for the 2020 Small Business Awards, held virtually in the Chamber auditorium. Our two big winners of the evening were Kim Lewis, CEO of PROJECTXYZ, Inc., and Sandra Cepeda, President and CEO of Cepeda Systems & Software Analysis. The two won in a tie for the Russell G. Brown Executive Leadership Award. (Photo: Hiroko Sedensky, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber)

For more information, please contact:
Claire Aiello
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Huntsville/Madison County Chamber
[email protected]