2025 SBA Small Business
Persons of the Year Award Along
with Other SBA Award Recipients
Join VermontBiz and U.S. Small Business Administration
as we celebrate the 2025 Vermont SBA Award Winners!
Small Business Persons of the Year
Chris Swasey and Natalie Beckwith
Lewis Creek Builders
Exporter Business of the Year
Kathleen Reilly and Oren Kronick
Vermont Violins
Family-Owned Business of the Year
Connie Mendell and Hallie Mendell
The Linen Shop
Woman-Owned Business of the Year
Laura Mack
lu lu Ice Cream
Veteran Owned Business of the Year
Vermont and New England Regional Winner
Kevin Moyer
Vermont Frames and Foam Laminates of Vermont
Small Business Manufacturer of the Year
Rory Shamlian
Rory Pots
Financial Services Champion
Cassie Polhemus
VEDA
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Nathaniel Klein, Alex Gemme and Jacob Freedman
Treeline Terrains
Microenterprise of the Year
Vermont and New England Regional Winner
Melissa Masters
Tanglebloom Flowers