Business Ledger honors local entrepreneurs at 20th annual event
Twenty-two suburban entrepreneurs will be honored at the 20th annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards hosted by the Daily Herald Business Ledger and their sponsoring partners.
The award presentation will begin at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Danada House, 3S501 Naperville Road in Wheaton. The keynote speaker will be Tom Bugielski, president and CEO of Republic Bank.
The honorees and the categories in which they were nominated are:
Early Stage: Joe Barron, Gray Matters Games in Glen Ellyn; Freshawnda Green, Poppin Plates, LLC in Lansing.
Growth: Elia Rodriguez and Laura Rodriguez, Alianza Hispania Accounting, Tax & Travel in Hanover Park; Matt Miller, M14Hoops in Aurora; Darrell Holmes, Pro-Pak Industries, Inc. in West Chicago; Maria Teresa Ramos, Ramos Tax and Services in Streamwood.
Innovation: Jason Johnson, JNJ Heating & Cooling in South Elgin; David Calzaretta and Brett Ihde, Magnificent Events in Plainfield; Susan MacNicol, Strategic & Creative Marketing, Inc. in Aurora.
Lifetime Achievement: Brian Borkan, BKB Commercial in Long Grove; Michael Moyski, CPA, Mathieson, Moyski, Austin & Co, LLC in Wheaton; Robert Lambert, Samurai Business Group in Chicago.
Outstanding Service to Entrepreneurs: Susan Reardon, Suite Spotte in La Grange; Terrie Simmons, Women's Business Development Center in Aurora.
Regional Spirit: Kyle DeSantis, Drury Lane Theatre & Events in Oakbrook Terrace; Mary Richards Lawrence, Richards Graphics in Bellwood.
Young Entrepreneurs (Under 40): Anna Marie Imbordino, Chicago Buzz Marketing in Naperville; Andy Fuller, Mosquito Hunters in Northbrook; Natalie Bonner, Talented Tenth Social Services in Plainfield; Ruth Bernal, Workforce Works in Bensenville.
Cost for the event is $55 per person, or $45 per person when purchasing a table of 8 or more. To register for this event, visit www.dhbusinessledger.com. Call Kat Polomsky with any questions at 847-427-4637 or by email at kpolomsky@dailyherald.com.
The honorees will be profiled in the Oct. 21 issue of the Daily Herald Business Ledger and online at DHBusinessLedger.com
Presenting sponsors are Republic Bank, Focus Capital Advisors, Inc., and B. Gunther & Company, Inc.