Amy Lord Hughes, owner of Lord’s Landscaping in Millville, was named Delware’s Small Business Person of the year.
“Lord’s Landscaping is a great example of a local small business that is powering Delaware’s economy,” said SBA Delaware Director Michelle Harris. “Woman-owned firms employ more than 10 million Americans and add more than $2 trillion to America’s GDP each year, and Amy Lord Hughes is helping to lead the way.”
“Our 2024 National Small Business Week award winners exemplify excellence, innovation, and commitment, and the SBA is proud to showcase their incredible achievements and impact on their communities and our economy,” said SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman.
The National Small Business Week Award Ceremonies will take place April 28 – 29, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington, D.C., where Administrator Guzman will recognize the national award winners and individual state winners, and also announce the top honor of National Small Business Person of the Year from among the individual state winners.
The week-long National Small Business Week celebration will also feature a virtual summit co-hosted by SCORE, mentors to America’s small businesses
2024 State Small Business Persons of the Year:
| State | Awardee(s) | Name of Business | City/State |
| Alabama | Shanna Ullman, Timothy Ullman, Robert Prescott | Transformation Partners LLC | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Alaska | Kali C Bennett | The Waterworks | Anchorage, AK |
| Arizona | Austin Tsosie/Dan Riggs | Dine Development Corporation | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Arkansas | Lynette West | HealthWear Corp | Jonesboro, AR |
| California | Carrie A. Schmidt | B.C. Schmidt Construction, Inc. | Colusa, CA |
| Colorado | Benjamin and Christine Herron | Achieve Sports Center | Denver, CO |
| Connecticut | Maria Miranda | Miranda Creative | Norwichtown, CT |
| Delaware | Amy Lord Hughes | Lord’s Landscaping, Inc. | Millville, DE |
| District of Columbia | Manuel “Manny” Cosme | CFO Service Group | Washington, DC |
| Florida | Yanet Herrero | KINGS Service Solutions | Orlando, Florida |
| Georgia | Eric Williams | Unified Defense and Prince Service & Manufacturing | Byron, GA |
| Guam | Jessica Leon Guerrero | M80 Systems, Inc. | Asan, GU |
| Hawaii | Ronald B. Panzo | Nalu’s South Shore Grill | Kihei, HI |
| Idaho | Jeanne McFall | RIVHAB Engineering Design | Eagle, ID |
| Illinois | Jacqueline Jackson | Kilwins | Chicago, IL |
| Indiana | DuJuan McCoy | Circle City Broadcasting | Indianapolis, IN |
| Iowa | Cathy Bishop | Aggie’s Inc. | Sergeant Bluff, IA |
| Kansas | Dallas M. Haselhorst | Treetop Security, LLC | Hays, KS |
| Kentucky | Ines M. Rivas-Hutchins | INTEC Group LLC | Lexington, KY |
| Louisiana | Iam Tucker | Integrated Logistical Support, Incorporated (ILSI, Inc.) | New Orleans, LA |
| Maine | Matthew Polstein | New England Outdoor Center | Millinocket, ME |
| Maryland | Rose Maria Li | Rose Li and Associates | Bethesda, MD |
| Massachusetts | Stephanie Vanderbilt | Coastal Windows & Exteriors | Beverly, MA |
| Michigan | Tiffany Klingensmith | Unconventional Solutions, Inc. | Wixom, Mi |
| Minnesota | Micah Eveland; Kent Eveland | Scamp Trailers | Backus, MN |
| Mississippi | John Ruskey | Quapaw Canoe Co. | Clarksdale, MS |
| Missouri | Charlie M. Downs III | Sugarfire Smokehouse | St. Louis, MO |
| Montana | Loretta L. Bolyard, PHD | Mountain West Psychological Resources | Butte, MT |
| Nebraska | Michael Moravec, PT, DPT, OCS | Bluffs Physical Therapy | Scottsbluff, NE |
| Nevada | Wanda Luna | Universal Furniture Design | Las Vegas, NV |
| New Hampshire | Susan Borchert & Betsy Harrison | Counseling Associates | New London, NH |
| New Jersey | Isabelita “Lita” Marcelo Abele | U.S. Lumber Inc. | Woodbury Heights, NJ |
| New Mexico | Christopher J. Sweetin | Triskelion Group of New Mexico, Inc. | Albuquerque, NM |
| New York | Aneesa T. Waheed | Bollywood Masala Corp dba Tara Kitchen | Schenectady, NY |
| North Carolina | Dylan Reid Gehrken | GREASECYCLE, LLC | Raleigh, NC |
| North Dakota | Cherie Olson Harms | Leonardite Products, LLC | Williston, ND |
| Ohio | Ericka Adams | Adams Dental Assisting Academy | Gahanna, OH |
| Oklahoma | Angelene Wright | Ida Red | Tulsa, OK |
| Oregon | McKean Banzer-Lausberg, Michael Branes, Colin Rath, and Eric Banzer-Lausberg. | Migration Brewing, LLC | Portland, OR |
| Pennsylvania | Dorothea Spencer | D Gillette Industrial Services | Easton, PA |
| Puerto Rico | Eduardo Diaz-Argimon | Baldwin Animal Hospital, PSC | Guaynabo, PR |
| Rhode Island | Brian Goldman | Big Blue Bug Solutions | Providence, RI |
| South Carolina | Vickey Evans | CORG Management Group LLC | Columbia, SC |
| South Dakota | Nick & Greg Heineman | Look’s Marketplace | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Tennessee | Craig Charles | Crown Cutz Academy | Johnson City, TN |
| Texas | Tamiko Bailey | Bailey’s Premier Services, LLC | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Utah | Autumn McGregor | Zion’s Tiny Homes | Hurricane, Utah |
| Vermont | Kerry Boyle | Integrative Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | Montpelier, VT |
| Virginia | Anil Boinapalli | Sky Solutions, LLC | Herndon, VA |
| Washington | Heather McDowell | Seattle Green Earth Cleaning | Seattle, WA |
| West Virginia | Lisa Fritsch, Peter Fritsch, Adam Leach and Chet Tobrey | Agile5 Technologies, Inc | Fairmont, WV |
| Wisconsin | Eric Rupert, Sam McDaniel, Jessica Benish | Fortune Favors | Cottage Grove, WI |
| Wyoming | Dr. Erica Higgins | Empowered Chiropractic | Casper, WY |
