SCORE Honors Small Businesses with Awards Breakfast

Photos From SCORE Annual Awards Breakfast

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YARMOUTH PORT – Local businesses were honored Thursday at the annual Cape Cod SCORE Awards Breakfast at Old Yarmouth Inn in Yarmouth Port.

The Cape and Islands chapter of SCORE has 50 volunteers that offer free and confidential mentoring to entrepreneurs, small businesses and nonprofits.

“Our mission is to help small businesses grow, to help them understand issues that are facing them and address them and, even for some, how to make a plan to exit their business,” said Marc Goldberg.

The Small Business Owner of the Year award was presented to Mario Spindola of ohDeer Martha’s Vineyard and Nauset Disposal was honored with the Small Business Champion Award.

Goldberg said the event promotes small businesses in the region, which account for more than 90 percent of all businesses on the Cape and the Islands.

“It’s a great place for them to learn from each other, to network and to find out who can help them, but also to walk away with an understanding that there is success throughout the Cape and Islands with small businesses,” Goldberg said.

Criteria for businesses who receive awards include being in business for at least three to five years, are profitable and support and give back to their community.

Better Mousetrap Awards were also presented to 18 small businesses on the Cape and Islands representing each individual Chamber of Commerce. The winners were:

Brewster                                                       Guapo’s Tortilla Shack

Cape Cod Chamber                                    Cape Cod Marble & Granite

Cape Cod Canal Region                            The Body Mechanist

Chatham                                                       Cape Cod Daily Deal, LLC

Dennis                                                           Monroe Motors, Inc., Auto Repair

Eastham                                                        Beanstock Coffee Roasters

Falmouth                                                       iKitchens, Etc., LLC

Harwich                                                         Hot Stove Saloon

Hyannis                                                         Rendezous Café & Creperie

Martha’s Vineyard                                       ohDeer MV

Mashpee                                                       Gustare Oils & Vinegars- Mashpee

Nantucket                                                      Nantucket Hotel & Resort

Orleans                                                          Animal Hospital of Orleans

Provincetown                                               Provincetown Jazz Festival

Sandwich                                                      Home Instead Senior Care, Inc.

Truro                                                               Long Point Electric, Inc.

Wellfleet                                                        Brundage Site Work

Yarmouth                                                      Cathy’s Place Resort Wear & Accessories

 

Goldberg said after 24 years the event continues to grow.

“Right now we are bursting at the seems,” he said. “We have sold out for the last four years now and we are looking at other options as to where we can hold the event because there are so many people interested in the success of small business.”

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