Monica Pearson to emcee SBOY

Chamber announces Monica Kaufman Pearson to emcee
2017 Small Business of the Year Awards
 
September 25, 2017 (Newnan, GA) – The Newnan-Coweta Chamber will host its 2017 Small Business of the Year Awards, presented by SouthTowne Motors and UBS Financial Services, Inc., on October 4, 2017 at The Newnan Centre, and this year’s guest emcee will be Monica Kaufman Pearson, former WSB-TV news anchor. Pearson is a renowned Atlanta television personality. After 37 years as a news anchor with WSB-TV in Atlanta, she retired in 2012.
 
The Chamber’s Top 10 Finalists and the 10 Honorable Mention Award Winners for the 2017 awards were recently announced, and the Top 10 Finalists are: Entrepreneur Category (1-5 employees), Dirt1x, Renee Horton American Family Insurance, Senoia Law Office, Fine Lines Art & Framing; Growth Category (6-20 employees), CMIT Solutions, Stirling Promotions, Monster Tree Service; and Employer Category (21-75 employees), Georgia Academy of Dance & the Performing Arts, Peachtree City Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.C. and Benton House Senior Living Community.
 
The 2017 Honorable Mention Award Winners are Popped! Gourmet Popcorn and Fun Treats, 15 Perry Street Newnan’s Workspace, Blue Fern Merchant, Hair Looms, ORPA Consulting, LLC, Footpaths Aromatic Reflexology, Goldens on the Square, Aquanaut Plumbing, 85 South Out and About, and ValueMax Car Rental.
 
The Top Ten Finalists were interviewed by the judges at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber. Adding the interview scores to the application scores, the judges determined the category winners and then the SouthTowne Motors and UBS Financial Services, Inc. Small Business of the Year Award Overall Winner.  
 
Results will be announced on October 4, 2017, during the Small Business of the Year Awards and Celebration, set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Newnan Centre, 1515 Lower Fayetteville Road, Newnan. Tickets for the event are $35 for Chamber members, $50 for non-members, and are available at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber or online at newnancowetachamber.org or by calling 770.253.2270.
 
Small Business is big business in Coweta County and nationwide. Nearly 97 percent of all businesses employ fewer than 100 employees, and these establishments account for 54 percent of the workforce.  Small business accounts for two-thirds of job growth, and small businesses are key contributors to a growing and prosperous economy.
 
About the Newnan-Coweta Chamber
With 1,000 members throughout Coweta County, the Newnan-Coweta Chamber is an independent, nonprofit organization with a mission of championing economic prosperity for its members. As the county’s largest business organization, the Chamber works to provide business leadership to foster an economic and cultural climate favorable to all business in order to create a higher quality of life for all residents.