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PRESS RELEASE Release Date: May 10, 2019 Contact: Moraima Gutierrez (860) 240-4654 Release Number: CT-19-08 Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/ct SBA Celebrated Small Business Week Award Winners at Ceremony!! HARTFORD, CT – Joyce and Jerado Reynolds, President and CEO of Reynolds Welding and Fabrication of Windsor, CT were named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2019 Connecticut Small Business Persons of the Year, SBA’s top award, according to an announcement made by Anne Hunt, SBA’s District Director. “We are extremely excited to honor a truly amazing line up of small business owners and champions this year, said Anne Hunt, SBA’s Connecticut District Director. It is important to recognize these outstanding small businesses in the state as they are the job creators, innovators and the fabric of our local communities!” Governor Ned Lamont, 89th Governor of Connecticut, alongside Mayor Toni Harp of New Haven were present to congratulate all awardees. 2019 Connecticut SBA Honorees: Categories Owner Company Town Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small Business Jeff & Jonathan Sandness Buell’s Orchard Eastford Manufacturer of the Year Marcia LaFemina PennGlobe No. Branford Woman-Owned Small Business Kim Ewalt Charter Oak Environmental Mansfield Microenterprise Business of the Year Dr. Aditya Singh Apollonia Dental Middletown Minority-Owned Business of the Year José René Martinez J. Rene Coffee Roasters West Hartford Exporter of the Year Amy Bosco Beekley Medical Corporation Bristol Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year Michael Westkamper Sr. WEI, Inc., Old Saybrook Home-Based Business of the Year Mubarakah Ibrahim Mmm Pies & Gourmet Desserts New Haven Financial Services Champion James S. Bzdyra Community Economic Development Fund Meriden Region 1 & CT Women’s Business Center of the Year Fran Pastore Woman's Business Development Council Southwest Every year since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. This year, the dates are May 5 – May 11, 2019 with national events planned in Washington, D.C, South Florida, Houston, Utah and Nevada. The slate of leading small business owners in Connecticut were honored at the Annual Small Business Week Awards Luncheon at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven, CT. For more information and a complete list of events during the week of May 5 – May 11, 2019 please visit our website: www.sba.gov/ct.