Honoring the Region’s Small Businesses

As the backbone of the Greater Philadelphia business community, small businesses contribute and help shape our regional economy. About 85% of the Chamber’s 5,000 member companies are small businesses — defined as having less than 100 employees — with half of them employing five or fewer people. The Excellence Awards present an opportunity to showcase the impact and vital role small businesses play in the economic development of our region.

Join us as we formally honor the winners of the 26th Annual Excellence Awards at Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing, on the Philadelphia Waterfront. The celebration event on Thursday, November 6, 5:30 – 10:30 p.m., will provide business professionals with the opportunity to recognize the Excellence Award winners and the contributions that they have made to the regional economy. The event will also provide business professionals with the opportunity to network with regional colleagues.

Winners of the Excellence Awards are nominated by their peers and selected by a panel of distinguished business owners and advisors. Winners are chosen based on the nominees’ commitment to the advancement of the business community.

The 26th Annual Excellence Awards winners are:

• Chuck Polin, The Training Resource Group
  Small Business Person of the Year
• Tina Wells, Buzz Marketing Group
  Young Entrepreneur of the Year
• Pediatric Therapeutic Services, Inc.
  Customer Service Excellence of the Year
• The Hub, LLC
  Emerging Business of the Year
• FixtureOne
  Family Business of the Year
• MWAY Technical Services
  Green Business of the Year
• Inteprod LLC
  Manufacturer of the Year
• Philadelphia Youth Network, Inc.
  Non-Profit Organization of the Year
• Pennsylvania General Store, Inc.
  Retailer of the Year
• Instamed
  Technological Excellence of the Year
• Campbell Soup Company
  Visionary Award winner

The Excellence Awards celebration is sponsored by Bank of America, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, TD Bank, the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center, Firstrust, PECO, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), PNC, Stradley Ronon, Susquehanna Bank, and UPS. The Audio Visual sponsor is Advanced Staging Productions and the Cocktail Reception sponsor is Verizon Wireless.

To register for the Excellence Awards celebration, click here or contact Brynn Primavera at 215-790-3630.