2023 Award Winners

Please help us to congratulate the following winners.
MBE Firm of the Year
Jonyce Brown
Floor Coverings International Jacksonville East
Service Firm of the Year
Sonya Morales-Marchisillo
Pinnacle Communications Group
Woman-Owned Firm of the Year
Shawna Newman Yazzie
The NDN Companies

Nomination Submission

The 2024 nomination submission will be open shortly.

2023 Nominees

Darlene and Barney Spann - Avela Spa
Jonyce Brown - Floor Coverings International Jacksonville East
Jerald Hardwick - Hardwick Electrical Contractors
Jacques Thomas - LaJay Logitics
Natsha Burton - Mixed Fillings Pie Shop
Paulette Walker - NJOI Realty
Sonya Morales-Marchisillo - Pinnacle Communications Group
Erica Postway - PTY Contractors
Shawna Newman Yazzie - The NDN Companies
Tiffany Reynolds - Unshackle Me Bail Bonds
Monique Terry - Women Investing in Neighborhoods

Award Nomination

Every year, FCBA selects and recognizes several of our local minority, small business, and woman-owned businesses for their outstanding achievements in our community. To ensure that all businesses are considered, we ask everyone to nominate your favorite local businesses and/or advocates for minority, small business, and woman-owned businesses. Self-nomination is permitted. Please keep in mind that a nomination does not guarantee that the individual or business will be selected to receive an award.

The 2023 Award winners will be announced at the 2023 MEDWeek Award Luncheon on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Florida Blue Deerwood Campus, Building 900, Oakview Room. Please come join us to cheer and celebrate with our winners.

The nomination for the 2024 Award will be open sometime in April 2024.



 

Evaluation Criteria Summary

  • Staying Power - a substantiated history as an established business.
  • Growth in number of employees —a benchmark to judge the impact of the business on the job market.
  • Increase in sales and/or unit volume — an indication of continued growth over the last three years.
  • Current and past financial performance — financial reports substantiate an improved financial position of the business.
  • Innovativeness of product or service offered — an illustration of the creativity and imagination of the nominee.
  • Response to adversity — examples of problems faced in the nominee’s business and the methods used to solve them
  • Contributions to community-oriented projects — evidence of the use of his/her personal time and resources



2022 Award Winners


Grace Aerospace, Pauline Sevigny

Mr. Potato Spread Inc., Aaron and Lakita Spann

Fostering Connections, Aubrie Simpson-Gotham