Venture Awards Lunch - a celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit

Join us as we celebrate our community's small business success stories. Awards will be given to the Entrepreneur of the Year, New and Emerging Business and Small Business Advocate.

This year's honorees include:

Entrepreneur of the Year Finalists
Burt's Termite and Pest Control, Inc., Natural Choices for Healthful Living, Simmons Winery/450 North Brewing Co.

New and Emerging Business Finalists
Garb2ART Cosmetics, Pomp and Bloom, and YoMaMa Frozen Yogurt    

Small Business Advocate of the Year
SCORE

About our Speaker
An entrepreneurial leader with a track record of success, Steve Booher's most recent company Smart Path Systems developed precision-guided solutions for commercial mowing, spraying, and snow removal. Being first to market with a guidance system, Smart Path Systems recently signed a distribution agreement with a top International OEM.

He has launched and sold several ventures in his 25-year career, Productive Resources, Auburn Clutch, NetPage USA, and CAD Design Inc. He has received the prestigious Growth 100 award from the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, part of Indiana University?s Kelley School of Business, an unprecedented 11 times for four different companies.