(From the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce)
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Alliance has selected the winners of the 2013 Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business Awards.
The awards ceremony luncheon will take place November 13, at the Hotel du Pont’s Gold Ballroom. The keynote speakers will be Frank and Donna Masley of Masley Enterprises, Inc.
The Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business Award, named for one of Delaware’s leading small business entrepreneurs, honors businesses and non-profit organizations for their outstanding achievements and model approaches to business and management. The awards are presented to companies that have been in business for at least three years, are small businesses based on number of employees, and are members of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. Awards of Excellence are also granted to deserving companies.
Winners
Sunday Breakfast Mission (Non-profit category)
For 120 years, the Sunday Breakfast Mission has served the homeless, addicted and impoverished through Christ-centered programs to meet their spiritual, social and physical needs. Community outreach and various projects serve the community with food boxes, backpacks, clothing, furniture, hygiene products and other items throughout the year.
Unique Impressions (1-24 employees category)
Unique Impressions is a full-service imprinted products company with a cache of 80,000-plus customizable items at its disposal. Catering to schools, non-profits, businesses, sports teams, fraternities and sororities, the Unique Impressions team screen-prints, embroiders, and even rhinestones items in-house.
Community Bank Delaware (25-59 employees category)
A community bank with locations in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Community Bank Delaware offers a full range of commercial and retail community banking services. Keeping in mind customer, shareholder and employee loyalty, as well as its credo, “Community Matters,” the bank has grown substantially in just over seven years.
Trellist Marketing & Technology (60-150 employees category)
Trellist offers high-level strategic consulting and tactical design and development as a full-service agency or a resource management organization for global, national and regional clients. The company’s guiding principles—analytical thinking, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit—have made it an industry leader.
The 2013 Awards of Excellence, presented to runners-up in each category, include exemplary businesses worthy of note. They are: Jewish Family Services of Delaware (non-profit category), Simon & Co., (1-24 employees category), Pro Computer Service (25-59 employees category), and Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, CPAs (60-150 employees category).
