KOSBE Announces 2014 KOSBE Awards Contenders
Summary
– Corporate Branding & Promotional Products (Tara Burns) • Brushstrokes n’ More – Paint Your Own Pottery Studio (Kaye Ball) • Charlemont – Full Service Salon Boutique (Myra King) • Chris Mullins Co. – Installation & Acoustics Contractor (Bryan Mullins) • CrossBridge Wealth Management – Financial Advisory & Insurance (Kevin Wilson) • CrossFit Kingsport & Johnson City – Strength & Conditioning Fitness (Dustin Mohr) • Fanatics 101 – Sports Retail (Keddrain Bowen) • Inquiry Technologies – Educational Software Development (Scott Stuckey) • Jennings Group – Tax & Bookkeeping Services (Christe Jennings) • Johnson City Ballroom —Ballroom & Latin Dance (Darian & Tiffany Chancellor) • Landmark GIS – Computer Mapping & Data Analysis (Russ Davis) • Millennium Auto Collision – Auto Collision Repairs (Cassandra Honaker) • No 7 Designs – Screen Printing (Troy Wade) • Rae Design – Marketing Agency (Chelsie Gregory) • Senior Citizens Services – In-home Care for Seniors (Teri Gilliam) • Sleepy Owl Brewery –Craft Beer Brewing & Wholesaler/Retailer (Brian Connatser) • Storage Plex – Self Storage (Kelly Zimmerman) • The Eclectic Handywoman – Home and Lawn Maintenance Services (Jodi Lynn Jenkins) • TN Shush Shoes – Ladies Shoes & Accessories (Marilyn Dockery) In addition to naming the winners of the business competition, KOSBE will also announce the recipient of the Impact Award for an outstanding individual and small business advocate who has made an impact on the business scene through years of hard work.Sponsors include: CenturyLink, Cumberland Marketing, Dyke’s Trucking, F&L Limo & Livery, Phil’s Dream Pit, ChamberZone, East Tennessee Eye Care, Eastman Chemical Company, Food City, Fish Window Cleaning, Hair Bender’s Salon, Holston Valley Broadcasting, Hunter, Smith and Davis, Kingsport Times-News, Mickey Baker Photography, NETWORKS – Sullivan Partnership, The Business Journal, Thompson Metal Services, Times Digital Group, Triten Insurance, VIP Seen Tri-Cities Magazine, AdviCoach Tri-Cities, Elite Manufacturing and Professional Services, Hillhouse Graphic Design, Pathway Lending, SunTrust Bank, and The Angel Rountable.These companies employ over half of the private sector workforce and have created nearly two-thirds of the nation’s net new jobs over the past decade,” said this year’s awards chair, Larry Estepp, Executive Vice President at Citizens Bank.– Corporate Branding & Promotional Products (Tara Burns)• Brushstrokes n’ More – Paint Your Own Pottery Studio (Kaye Ball)• Charlemont – Full Service Salon Boutique (Myra King)• Chris Mullins Co. – Installation & Acoustics Contractor (Bryan Mullins)• CrossBridge Wealth Management – Financial Advisory & Insurance (Kevin Wilson)• CrossFit Kingsport & Johnson City – Strength & Conditioning Fitness (Dustin Mohr)• Fanatics 101 – Sports Retail (Keddrain Bowen)• Inquiry Technologies – Educational Software Development (Scott Stuckey)• Jennings Group – Tax & Bookkeeping Services (Christe Jennings)• Johnson City Ballroom —Ballroom & Latin Dance (Darian & Tiffany Chancellor)• Landmark GIS – Computer Mapping & Data Analysis (Russ Davis)• Millennium Auto Collision – Auto Collision Repairs (Cassandra Honaker)• No 7 Designs – Screen Printing (Troy Wade)• Rae Design – Marketing Agency (Chelsie Gregory)• Senior Citizens Services – In-home Care for Seniors (Teri Gilliam)• Sleepy Owl Brewery –Craft Beer Brewing & Wholesaler/Retailer (Brian Connatser)• Storage Plex – Self Storage (Kelly Zimmerman)• The Eclectic Handywoman – Home and Lawn Maintenance Services (Jodi Lynn Jenkins)• TN Shush Shoes – Ladies Shoes & Accessories (Marilyn Dockery)In addition to naming the winners of the business competition, KOSBE will also announce the recipient of the Impact Award for an outstanding individual and small business advocate who has made an impact on the business scene through years of hard work.Selections will be made based on customer relationship strategy, story of success overcoming adversity, community involvement, financial strength, best practices, marketing creativity and presented strategies for growth.Tickets to the celebration event are $65 per person and must be purchased in advance in person at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce, or by calling (423) 392.8811.The public is invited to attend.Sponsors include: CenturyLink, Cumberland Marketing, Dyke’s Trucking, F&L Limo & Livery, Phil’s Dream Pit, ChamberZone, East Tennessee Eye Care, Eastman Chemical Company, Food City, Fish Window Cleaning, Hair Bender’s Salon, Holston Valley Broadcasting, Hunter, Smith and Davis, Kingsport Times-News, Mickey Baker Photography, NETWORKS – Sullivan Partnership, The Business Journal, Thompson Metal Services, Times Digital Group, Triten Insurance, VIP Seen Tri-Cities Magazine, AdviCoach Tri-Cities, Elite Manufacturing and Professional Services, Hillhouse Graphic Design, Pathway Lending, SunTrust Bank, and The Angel Rountable.Event Partners include: Flowers by CopperCreek, Lake Pointe Advertising & Awards, Pristine Springs Water, and The Club at Ridgefield’s.About KOSBE AwardsInaugurated in 1994, the Annual KOSBE Awards is the longest running and most recognized small business-focused awards program in the Tri-Cities area.