Each year, the California Chamber of Commerce recognizes several small business owners who have done an exceptional job with their local, state and national advocacy efforts on behalf of small businesses.
Honorees are nominated by local chambers and selected by a task force comprised of members of the CalChamber Small Business Committee and the Local Chamber Advisory Council. The criteria used in the selection process include taking leadership roles in or working on federal, state or local ballot measures, testifying before the state Legislature and representing a local chamber of commerce before local government.
2011 Winners
(June 7, 2011) The California Chamber of Commerce honored four small business executives last week with its “2011 Small Business Advocate of the Year” award, recognizing recipients for their advocacy efforts on behalf of small businesses.
The CalChamber presented the awards at a luncheon before more than 400 attendees at the California Business Summit in Sacramento.
2011 Small Business Advocate of the Year Award recipients are:
- Brian Hawley, Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer, Luminex Software, Inc., Riverside;
- Dr. Les Malo, Founding Partner, Director of Medicine, Garden Grove Dog & Cat Hospital, Garden Grove;
- Jerry Miller, Managing Partner, IMC Municipal Consulting, Long Beach;
- Myron “Sam” Smith, President, Genesis Financial/Creative Employee Benefits Inc., Los Angeles.
(From left to right) Sam Smith, Jerry Miller, Les Malo, and Brian HawleyRead about each winner in the June 7, 2011 Top Story.