SBA South Dakota names 2022 Small Businesses of the Year – KNBN NewsCenter1

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — On Monday, the Small Enterprise Administration South Dakota District Workplace introduced the recipients for Small Companies of the 12 months for 2022.

Every year, the U.S. Small Enterprise Administration celebrates Nationwide Small Enterprise Week by recognizing the achievements of excellent small enterprise homeowners and entrepreneurs throughout the USA, happening this 12 months from Could 1-7.

The listing of recipients and awards embody:

• Small Enterprise Individual of the 12 months – Karla Santi, Chief Government Officer/Founder, Mix Interactive, Inc., Sioux Falls
• Small Enterprise Exporter of the 12 months – Mark Luecke, Prairie AquaTech, Brookings
• Household-Owned Small Enterprise of the 12 months – The Novstrup Household, Wylie Thunder Street, Aberdeen
• Minority-Owned Small Enterprise of the 12 months – Mulugeta and Marta Endayeau, Lalibela Restaurant, Sioux Falls
• Veteran-Owned Small Enterprise of the 12 months – Thomas Catron, Dakota Solace House Care, LLC dba House As an alternative, Mitchell
• Lady-Owned Small Enterprise of the 12 months – Tara Pirak, Valley Ag Provide, Inc., Gayville
• Younger Entrepreneurs of the 12 months – Robert “Zane” Swan and Stephen Swan, HeSapa Enterprises LLC, Speedy Metropolis
• Small Enterprise Champion of the 12 months – Invoice Zortman, Radio Host, “It’s your Enterprise,” KELO AM 1320, Sioux Falls

“Nationwide Small Enterprise Week is a pinnacle celebration annually, the place we collectively honor and amplify South Dakota’s prime enterprise homeowners,” mentioned Jaime Wooden, SBA South Dakota District Director. “This 12 months’s winners are an excellent illustration of the practically 90,000 small companies homeowners throughout our state. They work tirelessly to create employment alternatives, present a lot wanted services, and go the additional mile to volunteer time and expertise the place wanted for advisory boards, group tasks and occasions.”

The SBA South Dakota District Workplace is honoring all recipients in a digital ceremony on Could 3 at 1 p.m.