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SBA Small Business Week award winners in Rhode Island: Brian Goldman, Big Blue Bug Solutions
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the 2024 Small Business Week award winners in Rhode Island. The nine award-winning small businesses and advocates are headlined by this year’s Small Business Person of the Year, Brian Goldman, CEO of Providence-based Big Blue Bug Solutions.
Mr. Goldman will be joined by the other awardees, a group that includes 2 New England regional winners, for the Rhode Island Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 2nd at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick. Co-sponsored by the SBA and Skills for Rhode Island’s Future, the awards ceremony is the featured event in Rhode Island during National Small Business Week (April 28 – May 4, 2024).
Here is the complete list of outstanding Rhode Island small Business owners and advocates to be honored:
Rhode Island Small Business Person of the Year
Brian Goldman – Big Blue Bug Solutions
Rhode Island & New England Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year
Charlene Barbieri & Kendra Tanguay
Little Learners Academy
Rhode Island & New England Microenterprise of the Year
Rachel Armentano
Harbor Creative Arts
Rhode Island Exporter of the Year
Bacary Diatta
Kassumay, LLC
Rhode Island Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year
Pearl Delsie Sarah Farquharson
Designed by Delsie
Rhode Island Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year
George Sarianides
Freska Foods, LLC
Rhode Island Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Edmund Addai
Stack House
Rhode Island Financial Services Champion of the Year
Jeffrey Cascione
Navigant Credit Union
Rhode Island Joseph G.E. Knight Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence
Amber Ramey
Composure Self Care, LLC
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