{"id":40364,"date":"2016-06-05T12:42:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T12:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=40364"},"modified":"2016-06-05T12:42:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T12:42:20","slug":"small-business-week-to-be-celebrated-june-6-10-in-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=40364","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Week To Be Celebrated June 6-10 In Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (VI SBDC), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources\u2019 Small Business Environmental Assistance Program will celebrate VI Small Business Week from\u00a0June 6 &#8211; 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The awards ceremonies will be held on Thursday, June 9, at Government House in Christiansted on St. Croix and on Friday, June 10, at the University of the Virgin Islands Administration and Conference Center, first-floor conference room, on St. Thomas. The time for both ceremonies is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This is the first year that the VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources (VI DPNR) Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) has collaborated with the VI SBDC and the SBA to celebrate Small Business Week. The new VI SBDC State Director Dr. John Osoinach applauded the award recipients. \u201cThis year the Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center takes special pride in honoring business leaders, advocates and champions from across the territory who have worked to support economic development in the U.S. Virgin Islands,\u201d he said. The SBEAP is presenting the Environmental Stewardship Award to three businesses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>St. Croix &#8211; Mason Auto Body Repair \u2013 Ernest Auguste, owner<\/li>\n<li>St. John &#8211; E-C Service Station \u2013 Josephus Williams, Jr.,\u00a0 president<\/li>\n<li>St. Thomas &#8211; Budget Super Service Center \u2013 Alphonso Rogers, owner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">The U.S. Small Business Administration will honor its 2016 award recipients, Brianne B. Beatty and Ryan Skinner, owners of Flagship, LLC who are the Virgin Islands Small Business Persons of the Year. This selection allowed Brianne and Ryan to be nominees for the national SBA Small Business Person of the Year. The other SBA 2016 award winner from St. Thomas is Banco Popular de Puerto Rico for Bank of the Year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">The SBA 2016 award winners on St. Croix are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>St. Croix Entrepreneur of the Year \u2013 Jihad and Jawad Idheileh, owners of Carlos Furniture<\/li>\n<li>Bank of the Year \u2013 Banco Popular de Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>The VI SBDC will honor several businesses and individuals including:<\/li>\n<li>2016 Small Business of the Year in the St. Croix District \u2013 SF General Maintenance Services, LLC, with its managing member Sinclair K. Flemming<\/li>\n<li>2016 Small Business of the Year in the St. Thomas-St. John District \u2013 Medically Minded, LLC, with its managing member Stephen A. Jones<\/li>\n<li>2016 Small Business Advocate of the Year &#8211; Senator Janette Millin Young<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">The VI SBDC 2016 award winners on St. Croix are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entrepreneurial Success Award \u2013 JK1 Investments, LC, d\/b\/a Carib Sun Energy<\/li>\n<li>Managing Members: Jason Battiste and Khalim Williams<\/li>\n<li>Small Business Champion \u2013 Dr. Paul Flemming, assistant dean, UVI School of Business, Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">The VI SBDC 2016 award winners on St. Thomas are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entrepreneurial Success Award \u2013 Julita de Leon, PLLC, owner Julita de Leon<\/li>\n<li>Small Business Champion \u2013 Dr. Dion Gouws, Assistant Dean, UVI School of Business, St. Thomas Campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">Lt. Governor Osbert E. Potter, Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett and Senator Janette Millin Young are slated to provide remarks at the awards ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The week also includes educational programs to foster business growth, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<span class=\"\">Environmental Regulatory Compliance Workshop for Garage and Auto Repair Shops\/Automotive Refinishing\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\">\u201cPreparing Your Business for Sustainable Growth: Strategies for Thinking Big but Starting Small\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">\u201cVI EDA Micro-Credit Loan Program\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">\u201c<\/span>Credit Lines\u201d<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">\u201c<\/span>Growing Your Business: Money is NOT the only issue\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<span class=\"\">Part II: Solutions for Your Growing Business\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">\u201cUse Facebook, YouTube, GOOGLE and More to Dramatically Boost Your Business Awareness and Skyrocket Your Profits!!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">A schedule of activities can be found on the events calendar on <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uvi.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.uvi.edu<\/a><span class=\"\"> and at<\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sbdcvi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.sbdcvi.org<\/a><span class=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">For additional information on all the activities that will take place during Small Business Week, please contact the Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center at (340) 776-3206 on St. Thomas or (340) 692-5272 on St. Croix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Activities offered during Small Business Week are supported by Banco Popular, the VI Economic Development Authority, Merchants Commercial Bank, Scotiabank, VI DPNR Small Business Environmental Assistance Program and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.<b class=\"\"><\/b><b class=\"\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">For more information visit <\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sbdcvi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.sbdcvi.org\/<\/a><span class=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (VI SBDC), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources\u2019 Small Business Environmental Assistance Program will celebrate VI Small Business Week from\u00a0June 6 &#8211; 10. 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