Three Kirkland Companies Finalists in Small Business Awards Program

Three Kirkland companies have been named finalists in the King County executive’s first Small Business Awards program.

was named a finalist in the Minority Small Business of the Year category. Ombrella Inc. earned the honor in the Woman Small Business of the Year category and the in the Green/Sustainable Small Business category.

The companies were among 21 in seven categories named finalists in the program, which recognizes small businesses throughout King County that best demonstrate innovation and excellence.

“My priority is to build prosperity and get people back to work, and small businesses will lead the way as they create the majority of new jobs in our economy,” Dow Constantine, King County executive, said in a press release. “I am pleased to honor small businesses by recognizing the best of them, and celebrating the entrepreneurs who are achieving excellence and putting people back to work.”

The winners wil be announced at an awards program on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7:15 p.m., at the in Bellevue.

The nominees are:

Small Business of the Year Finalists

• Lightel Technologies, Inc.  (Renton)
• Molly Moon Handmade Ice Cream  (Seattle)
• Trophy Cupcakes and Party  (Seattle)

Minority Small Business of the Year Finalists

• Chameleon Technologies, Inc.  (Kirkland)
• General Microsystems, Inc.  (Bellevue)
• Triple XXX Rootbeer  (Issaquah)

Woman Small Business of the Year Finalists

• JTS Manage Services  (Seattle)
• Ombrella Inc.  (Kirkland)
• PRR Inc.  (Seattle)

Exporting Small Business of the Year Finalists

• Pascal International  (Bellevue)
• Paula's Choice, Inc.   (Renton)
• TransNET Inc.  (Issaquah)

Green/Sustainable Small Business of the Year Finalists

• Eco Cartridge Store   (Kirkland)
• General Biodiesel   (Seattle)
• WorldCNG  (Kent)

Workforce Development Small Business of the Year Finalists

• Lin & Associates, Inc.  (Seattle)
• Schemata Workshop, Inc.  (Seattle)
• Seidelhuber Iron and Bronze Works  (Seattle)

Rural Small Business of the Year Finalists

• Jubilee Biodynamic Farm Inc.  (Carnation)
• Olympic Nursery   (Woodinville)
• Rockridge Orchards & Cidery   (Enumclaw)

To find out more about the program, also sponsored by Microsoft, KeyBank, enterpriseSeattle, the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County and the Small Business Partners for Prosperity, see www.kingcounty.gov/SmallBusinessAwards.

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Information for this report came from a King County press release.