Sarasota Chamber Announces Small Business Awards Finalists

May 11, 2022 – Sarasota

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce (GSCC) announces the 27 finalists of the 2022 Frank G. Berlin, Sr. Small Business Awards. The awards luncheon presented by the Herald-Tribune recognizes leading local member businesses in nine categories, including a new Minority Business Award. 

Finalists in each category are judged based on several areas, including innovation of product or service, business growth, and their contributions to the community. The member businesses who qualify as finalists of the 2022 Frank G. Berlin, Sr. Small Business Awards are:

Large Business Award (150+ employees) sponsored by Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

○        Bank of America

○        PGT Innovations

○        Trulieve

Medium Business Award (25-150 employees) sponsored by Grapevine Communications

○        J2 Solutions, Inc.

○        Ramos Center for Interventional and Functional Pain Medicine

○        Sirius Day Spa, Salon & Med Spas

Small Business Award (1-25 employees) sponsored by Sarasota Bradenton International Airport

○        IAS Marketing Services

○        Trade Mark Interiors

○        Wealth Strategies Partners

Community Impact Award sponsored by Kerkering, Barberio & Co.

○        Catalist Realty

○        Lightspeed Voice

○        Michael Saunders & Company®

Minority Business Award sponsored by Bank of America

○        Abundant Blessing Consulting Services, LLC

○        Around the Way Transportation

○        King HR Services Inc.

Non-Profit  sponsored by Hyatt Regency Sarasota

○        Children First

○        Senior Friendship Centers 

○        Teen Court of Sarasota, Inc.

Rising Star Award sponsored by HH Staffing Services

○        Atlas Fiduciary Financial, LLC

○        Bone Dry Roofing 

○        Dapper Bowtique®.

Woman-Owned Business Award sponsored by Herald-Tribune

○        Grapevine Communications

○        Luhrsen Goldberg, Law Powered By Women®

○        Operation Warrior Resolution

Workforce Development & Innovation Award sponsored by Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

○        360 Orthopedics

○        Goodwill Industries Manasota, Inc.

○        HBK CPAs & Consultants

“Our Chamber is all about celebrating small businesses,” says President/CEO Heather Kasten. She adds, “this awards ceremony gathers more than 500 community members to honor and recognize the people and the local businesses behind our region’s rapid growth – after all, small businesses are the heart and soul of our community.”

To learn more about the award categories, please visit our website’s SBA 2022 finalists page. 

To become a sponsor or to register for the 2022 Small Business Awards, please visit our event page.

Table sponsorships –   $900 (Gold sponsor, ten seats) or $700 (Silver sponsor, five seats) for Chamber members. 

Individual tickets – $65 for Chamber members and $85 for non-members. 

For sponsorship inquiries, please contact croper@SarasotaChamber.com.