Spirit of the Entrepreneur award finalists announced
The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino has announced the finalists for this year's Spirit of the Entrepreneur awards program. The 2009 finalists are:
● SERVICE INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEUR Marty Kaufman of Accent Computer Solutions Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga; Allison Mackenzie of E.S. Babcock and Sons Inc. in Riverside; Mike Santana of Santana's Auto Body in Ontario
● EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR Ben Cook of Hangar 24 Craft Brewery LLC in Redlands; Sarah Cullins of Finesse Personnel Associates in Riverside; Erik Ricardo of Double Barrel Environmental Services in Riverside
● TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR Steve Boland of Alta Advanced Technologies Inc. in Ontario; Kusum and Mukund Kavia of Combustion Associates Inc. in Corona; James Winsor and Shannon Illingworth of Automatic Vending Technologies Inc. in Corona
● SUPPORTER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Robert Saenz of the Inland Empire Small Business Financial Development Corp. in Ontario; John Tillquist of the Riverside Community College District in Riverside
● GENERAL ENTREPRENEUR Mike Cachat of Jenson USA in Ontario; Terry Shearer of Organize.com in Riverside; Greg and Andrea Stringer of Stringer's Gift Baskets in Temecula
● SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR Lois Carson of Community Action Partnership of Riverside County in Riverside; Sheri Davis of the Inland Empire Film Commission in Riverside; Gina Vaughn-Mays of the United States Veterans Initiative Inc. in Riverside
● INNOVATOR ENTREPRENEUR Mike Konrad of Aqueous Technologies Corp. in Rancho Cucamonga; Michael Pak of Vantage Vehicle International Inc. in Corona; JD Wang of reRubber in Ontario
● FAMILY BUSINESS Joe, Mark and Luke Maiberger and Anne Maiberger-Kopacz of P&R Paper Supply in Redlands; Gene, Steve, John and Robert Tuccinardi of TMI Products Inc. in Corona; Jeff, George Doug and Dave Wiens of Wiens Family Cellars in Temecula The award recipients will be announced at the IECE's seventh annual black-tie gala Nov. 18 at the Riverside Convention Center. Tickets for the gala are $100 per person, and tables of 10 can be purchased for $900.
Information: (909) 537-3708; www.inlandspiritawards.com
● SERVICE INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEUR Marty Kaufman of Accent Computer Solutions Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga; Allison Mackenzie of E.S. Babcock and Sons Inc. in Riverside; Mike Santana of Santana's Auto Body in Ontario
● EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR Ben Cook of Hangar 24 Craft Brewery LLC in Redlands; Sarah Cullins of Finesse Personnel Associates in Riverside; Erik Ricardo of Double Barrel Environmental Services in Riverside
● TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR Steve Boland of Alta Advanced Technologies Inc. in Ontario; Kusum and Mukund Kavia of Combustion Associates Inc. in Corona; James Winsor and Shannon Illingworth of Automatic Vending Technologies Inc. in Corona
● SUPPORTER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Robert Saenz of the Inland Empire Small Business Financial Development Corp. in Ontario; John Tillquist of the Riverside Community College District in Riverside
● GENERAL ENTREPRENEUR Mike Cachat of Jenson USA in Ontario; Terry Shearer of Organize.com in Riverside; Greg and Andrea Stringer of Stringer's Gift Baskets in Temecula
● SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR Lois Carson of Community Action Partnership of Riverside County in Riverside; Sheri Davis of the Inland Empire Film Commission in Riverside; Gina Vaughn-Mays of the United States Veterans Initiative Inc. in Riverside
● INNOVATOR ENTREPRENEUR Mike Konrad of Aqueous Technologies Corp. in Rancho Cucamonga; Michael Pak of Vantage Vehicle International Inc. in Corona; JD Wang of reRubber in Ontario
● FAMILY BUSINESS Joe, Mark and Luke Maiberger and Anne Maiberger-Kopacz of P&R Paper Supply in Redlands; Gene, Steve, John and Robert Tuccinardi of TMI Products Inc. in Corona; Jeff, George Doug and Dave Wiens of Wiens Family Cellars in Temecula The award recipients will be announced at the IECE's seventh annual black-tie gala Nov. 18 at the Riverside Convention Center. Tickets for the gala are $100 per person, and tables of 10 can be purchased for $900.
Information: (909) 537-3708; www.inlandspiritawards.com
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