2013 "Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award" Finalists Announced
(May 13, 2013 – Boonton, NJ): — The New Jersey chapter of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO NJ) and The Star-Ledger/NJ.com announced today the finalists for the first annual Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award – an award honoring New Jersey-based companies that exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit of the state. The Award is being conferred upon entrepreneurs in three levels of distinction separated by 2012 revenues: Up to $1M, $1M-10M, and $10M+. The 2013 Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award finalists are as follows:
FINALISTS, Revenues Over $10 Million
• Vincent James, Mediterranean Snack Food Company
• Orsula Knowlton, Care Kinesis
• Evan Steele, SRSsoft
FINALISTS, Revenues Between $1 Million - $10 Million
• Heath Ahrens, iSpeech, Inc.
• Leon Baptiste, LB Electric Co., LLC
• Ari Rabban, Phone.com, Inc.
FINALISTS, Revenues Up to $1 Million
• John Arvanites, Integrated Payroll Systems, Inc.
• Yan Auerbach, SpeechTrans, Inc.
• Sharlene Vichness, Language Directions, LLC
Entries will be judged by EO, The Star Ledger, and a celebrity judge: JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC's Your Business. Winners will be recognized for their drive, perseverance, business creativity and business success stories with an award as well as a year's membership in EO (for qualifying businesses), valued at $4,700. Winners who don't qualify will receive a year of mentorship from EO. The Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award was created as a way to recognize and connect successful New Jersey entrepreneurs, and to help cultivate even more business growth within the state by increasing awareness of EO and the significant resources it offers.
"The Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award recognizes those individuals who are the business backbone of New Jersey," said JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC's Your Business and awards judge. "My congratulations and my thanks go out to all of the finalists – and to entrepreneurs everywhere, for taking that chance and following that dream."
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ATTEND THE AWARDS GALA ON MAY 20
The Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Awards Gala will take place at Rutgers School of Business on Monday, May 20, 2013. The keynote speaker will be AJ Khubani, the NJ-based founder of TeleBrands and the country's top "As Seen On TV" marketer, often credited with revolutionizing the Direct Response Television industry. Winners will be announced at the gala, which will be hosted by Mike Michalowicz, author of the critically acclaimed business self-help books The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur and The Pumpkin Plan. To purchase tickets to the Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Awards Gala, please visit https://gsaward.eventbrite.com – tickets are $100 each and will be sold through May 17.
About the Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award
Entrepreneurs’ Organization New Jersey (EO NJ) and The Star Ledger have partnered to create the Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award to honor those who are building and leading successful and growing businesses in the Garden State. The Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award in New Jersey recognizes entrepreneurs who make a difference in their industry, with their employees and team, and with the community. For more information on the award, visit www.GardenStateEntrepreneur.com.
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