Small Business "Person of the Year" Award Background and History
General Qualifications
- Must be an independently owned, profit making business enterprise, for at least the past five years.
- Must employ fewer than 50 full-time people
- Must be physically located in the Fort Atkinson area
- Must be a Fort Atkinson Chamber member in good standing
Selection Criteria
- Business Growth (increase in employees, square feet, revenue, or customer base)
- Innovation (new technology, creative sales and marketing approach, different product lines)
- Staying Power (length of time in business, proven record of success)
- Community and Chamber Involvement
Small Business Person of the Year Award History
1980 Doug Hartel
Bill Weh
1988 Ted Batterman Spacesaver
1990 Barb Congdon Robin’s Nest
1991 Jim Vos Sentry
1992 Tom Goyer Ace Hardware
1993 Tim Humphrey Humphrey Floral
1994 Randy Marion Fort Vision Clinic
1995 Tom Gobel Gobel & Bender
1996 Frank Brown Badger Press
1997 Fred Negus Sr. Wisconsin Packaging
1998 Helmut Ajango Helmut Ajango Architect
1999 Daryl Spoerl Havill-Spoerl
2000 John Anderson & Steve Wiesmann W&A Distribution
2001 Tom & Coral Becker Subway
2002 Lee Jonas Jonas Office Products
2003 Don & Bill Hausz Hausz Bros.
2004 Mark McGlynn IPEC
2005 Jack Blodgett Blodgett Garden
2006 Jack & Sharon Logan Blackhawk Sr Residence
2007 Harry Bos Bos Design Builders
2008 Lee Moldenhauer Wood Design
2009 Vince Kent Abendroth Water
2010 Jon Tuttle Tuttle’s Pharmacy
2011 Randy Schopen Capn’s Steakhouse
2012 Kurt Chapman Sport N Spine Clinic
2013 Dan Lecher Frostie Freeze
2014 Jim Goyer Ace Hardware
2015 Mike Bender Bender, Kind & Stafford DDS
2016 Tammy Meinel Beauty and the Bean
2017 Paul and Marsha Krueger Krueger Jeweler
2018 Jim Hedrick Badger Basement Systems
2019 Eli Cloute Cloute, Inc.
2020 Erin Patterson Paddy Coughlin’s Pub
2021 Lisa Tuttle Woods Tuttle’s Hallmark