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2004 SBH Conference | Ala Moana Hotel | January 14, 2004.



Dale Evans SBH Small Business Person of the Year
Dale Evans of Charley's Taxi was named "Small Business Person of the Year" at this year's SBH Conference. She is shown with last year's winner, Andy Mertz of Andy's Pool Service. Conference details will appear in the upcoming February 2004 Small Business News.


Dale Evans, Charley's Taxi Named
SBH "Small Business Person of the Year"

Small Business Hawaii (SBH) announced winners of its annual Small Business Awards for 2003 at its 28th annual Business and Investment Conference, Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at the Ala Moana Hotel. More than 300 people attended. Selections were made by SBH members and Directors. Awardees did not know in advance. Governor Linda Lingle and presidential investment advisor Dr. John Rutledge were keynote speakers. Awardees were:

SBH SMALL BUSINESS PERSONS OF THE YEAR
Dale Evans, Charley's Taxi Radio Dispatch

OUTSTANDING BUSINESS PUBLICATION - 2003
Hawaii Business Magazine

OUTSTANDING SBH / GEORGE MASON BUSINESS EDITORIAL
Cliff Slater, The Honolulu Advertiser

SMALL BUSINESS BOOSTER
Deborah and John Paul Micek, RPM Success Group

SBH SMALL BUSINESS YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR
Matt Longfellow, Valpak of Hawaii

SBH JEAN FUKUDA CIVIC LEADERSHIP AWARD
Gary Arizala, Alphabetland Preschool

SBH LAWMAKERS OF THE YEAR - 2003
State Sen. Les Ihara, Jr. (D), 9th Dist. Oahu (Palolo)
Councilmember Charles Djou, IV District (Waikiki-Hawaii Kai)

SBH PUBLIC SERVANT SPECIAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Robert Watada, State Campaign Spending Commission

SBH SUCCESS STORIES 2003
Fran Egdamin, Hawaii Test Borings, Inc.
Clarice Johnson, Johnson Property Management
Tom Jones, partner, Gyotaku Japanese Restaurant

The theme of the 28th Annual Conference was: "Small Business 2004: Platform for Hawaii's Capital Formation & Economic Growth."

Speakers included: Congressman Ed Case; State DBED Director Ted Liu; DCCA's Mark Recktenwald; DLIR head Nelson Befitel and DLNR chief Peter Young. Keynoter Rutledge was bullish on Hawaii's investment and growth potential.

SBH was founded by Lex Brodie in1975. SBH is Hawaii's most effective small business advocacy organization with 2,000-plus statewide business firm members.

SELECT THE FOLLOWING ALBUM LINKS FOR CONFERENCE PHOTOS

PHOTO ALBUM 1 | PHOTO ALBUM 2 | PHOTO ALBUM 3


JANUARY 2004 SMALL BUSINESS NEWS | FEBRUARY 2004 SMALL BUSINESS NEWS

ARTICLE: Hawaii Reporter's Political Tittle Tattle Conference Wrap-up
By Malia Zimmerman, Hawaii Reporter, January 16, 2004.

ARTICLE: Taxi exec Evans Wins Top Biz Honor
Business Briefs from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 16, 2004

ARTICLE: Lingle Outlines Pro-Business Proposals
By Richard Borreca, Honolulu Star Bulletin, January 15, 2004.

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SBH WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
FOR SPONSORING THE 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Firm NamePhone Number
AIG Insurance Co. 544-3946
Aloha Petroleum 522-9700
Alphabetland Preschool 677-8009
ALTRES Inc. 591-4990
Business Brokers Hawaii 263-5815
Charley's Taxi 531-2333
Cruise Planners of Hawaii 537-2225
E.K. Fernandez Entertainment 682-5767
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii 487-4959
Hawaii Home Inspections Inc. 735-1500
Hawaii Reporter Inc. 306-3161
Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park 674-9283
Heavy Metal Barbell Co. 734-1267
HMA Inc. 951-4625
J.S. Services 596-2727
Liz Moore Realty Group 738-5555
New England Financial 521-8018
Peterson Sign Co. 833-2502
Systemcenter, The 847-0911


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