Lori Bukaweski and Chuck Burgess accept the award for the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center Small Business of the Year in 2009.

Congratulations to the 15 area businesses, representing five business categories, that will be recognized at the Chamber’s annual Small Business of the Year Awards, sponsored by The Bank of Tampa – Brandon Division; Hanna, Lemar, & Morris, CPS’s; and media sponsor Osprey Observer.

Award categories include:  Home-Based, Minority or Women Owned, 1-5 Employees, 6-15 Employees and 16+ Employees. The judging panels are made up of members of the Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE) – Chapter 203, and the Small Business Information Center of Hillsborough County. The judges will score applications to select Semi-Finalists, conduct interviews to further select Finalists, and then conduct site visits to determine the Winners.

Finalists will be announced in September and the Winners will be declared at the 30th Annual Small Business of the Year Awards Gala on October 21. 

For more information, contact Jamie Reid at 813-689-1221, ext. 8843, or jreid@brandonchamber.com.

2010 Small Business of the Year Awards Finalists
Home-Based 
Tammy Morningstar – Morningstar Electric, LLC 
Christie Dyer – Word O Mouth Referrals, LLC 
Dave Kemp – Kemp Design Services 
  
Minority & Women Owned 
Shearon Bailey – Teachers’ Helper, Inc. 
Rinky Parwani – Parwani Law, P.A. 
Teresa Fink – American Dream Home Mortgage, Inc. 
  
1-5 Employees 
Dr. Michael Sip -Signature Dentistry 
Steve & Kathy Lieberman – Re/Max SouthShore Realty 
Julie Arndt – Minuteman Press 
  
6-15 Employees 
Dave West – Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium 
Rory Weiner – Rory B. Weiner, P.A.

Pat Hill – The Maids Home Services 
 16+ Employees 
Jill Paules – Campbell’s Dairyland 
Lewis Jolly – Celestar Corporation 
LaShunda Magnum – Immaculate Janitorial Service, LLC 
 
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Kate Quesada
Assignment Editor Kate Quesada started working at the Osprey Observer in 2004 after graduating from the University of South Florida with a masters degree in Mass Communications. Since then, she has held various positions at the paper and has been working as the assignment editor since January 2020. She lives in Lithia with her husband Mike and sons Dylan and Max and stays active in the community on school PTA boards and volunteering with local organizations.