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Florida's 'Top Small Business' winner is Carol Craig of Craig Technologies

Craig will be formally recognized by the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C., May 8, 2015

| 4/6/2015

Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced today this year’s Small Business Person of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A panel is currently reviewing all the packages and a national winner and two runners-up will be selected and announced at a future date. The national winner will be recognized as the 2015 National Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration this year in Washington, D.C., May 8.

State of Florida winner is Carol Craig, President of Craig Technologies located in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

“It is my pleasure and honor to announce the 54 winners. Competition was extremely keen across the nation for these prestigious awards. I couldn’t be any prouder than recognizing these outstanding entrepreneurs and small business owners, they represent the backbone of our economy. Small businesses created nearly 2 million of the roughly 3 million private-sector jobs generated in 2014. More than 7 million of the 11 million jobs created during our recovery have been generated by startups and small enterprises,” said Contreras-Sweet.

Each year since 1963, the president has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week. This year National Small Business Week will be recognized from May 4-8 with national events planned in Miami, Los Angeles, San Antonio, New York and Washington, D.C.

"The nominations for this year’s competition in the State of Florida proved once again, the level of professionalism and success is a trademark of our small business community," said South Florida District Director Francisco "Pancho" Marrero. "Not only should Carol Craig be congratulated but every business nominated and considered should be recognized for their accomplishments. Selecting this year's State of Florida Small Business Person of the Year was no easy task."

The full list of each state's Small Business Person of the Year is here.

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