A heartfelt congratulations to the well-deserved awardees who were recognized at the 2023 SBDC Day Luncheon on 3/15/23:
Fresno County Business of the Year – Full Circle Brewing Company, Fresno, CA
Kings County Business of the Year – Manitas de Amor Preschool and Childcare, Inc., Hanford, CA
Madera County Business of the Year – Salter’s Distributing, Chowchilla, CA
Tulare County Business of the Year – Central Valley Ag Exports, Inc., Visalia, CA
Stakeholder of the year – Beneficial State Bank
Partner of the Year – Tulare Chamber of Commerce
Inaugural Dr. Lori Bennett Leadership Award – Dr. Lori Bennett, Ed.D.
2023 Lori Bennet Leadership Award – Andy Haussler, City of Clovis
2023 Center Impact Awards – Olga Martinez & Cy Cerro
Legacy Award – Kurt Clark, Central CA SBDC Regional Network
None of this would be possible without the generous support of our sponsors:
Wells Fargo Bank
Access Plus Capital
Beneficial State Bank
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
Apcal Rock’ N Ranch
Kaiser Permanente
CDC Small Business Finance
City of Clovis
City of Visalia
Mission Bank
State Center Community College District
Valley Small Business Development Corporation
Water, Energy & Technology Center – IHUB2 Program
Cen Cal Business Finance Group
J.I. Garcia Construction, Inc.
Noble Credit Union
Paychex
Valley Strong Credit Union
Thank you very much for making the 2023 SBDC Day Luncheon a resounding success!