SSSBA’s 14th Annual Summit Awards were held at the elegant Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor, Il. on February 24th, 2016. A capacity crowd gathered to recognize and honor this year’s four awardees for their outstanding business achievements.  They enjoyed great networking, a tasty breakfast, door prizes, and a pertinent and informative presentation by Donna Smith Bellinger.  

SSSBA is thankful to our sponsors who have supported this event:

The Annual Summit Awards honor leading business people and organizations who have contributed to the economic and cultural growth of the region.  Each of the awardees was carefully selected from the many businesses and organizations in the region for their outstanding performance and excellence in their qualifying category.

The Summit Awardees for 2015 are:

Small Business of the Year Award recognizes a business’s management ability, continued growth, innovativeness of their product or service, and contribution to the community or others.
Awardee:  Quintis Milsaps, Q’s Cleaning Services Inc, South Holland, Il.

Training Excellence of the Year Award recognizes businesses that are striving to maintain and upgrade their employees’ skills, contribution to the community or others, value added from the training process to their business and recognition of being ready for new or changing technologies or processes.
Awardee:  MiniMill LLC, Ann Zang, Alsip, Il.

Economic Development Leader of the Year Award acknowledges management ability and contribution to the community and region by working toward continued growth and viability of the region, along with efforts made to build good, strong relationships with business.
Awardee:  Troy O’Quin, Thornton Township Il.

Creative Arts Award acknowledges the ability to offer top-caliber talent to the community, the use of local talent representing the diversity of the communities it serves, demonstration of continued growth and success as an organization and its willingness to engage in collaborative efforts with other creative arts organizations.
Awardee:  Freedom Hall, Chuck Sabey, Park Forest, Il.

EVENT INFORMATION:

When: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016

7:30 – 7:45 a.m. Check in and Networking
7:45 – 10:00 a.m. On time Drawing for Apple TV, Breakfast, Speaker, and Awards
Where: Idlewild Country Club (click for directions)
Address:  19201 Dixie Highway, Flossmoor, Illinois 60422

Keynote Presentation:   Stop Delegating Disaster: Create Your Dream Team

Keynote Speaker:  Donna Smith  Bellinger

Donna Smith Bellinger is an Experienced Revenue Accelerator & Business Development Author, Speaker & Trainer. She is the Creator of “Revenue Up: From Sluggish To Sensational in Sales” Whether your business is large or so small, you are the whole team, and you will want to hear this year’s presentation.

 To read about 2014 Awardees: Please click here.

 To read about 2013 Awardees: Please click here.

 To read about 2012 Awardees: Please click here.

 To read about 2011 Awardees: Please click here.

 To read about 2010 Awardees: Please click here.

 To read about 2009 Awardees: Please click here.

SSSBA’s 13th Annual Summit Awards were held at the elegant Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor, Il. on February 11th, 2015. A capacity crowd gathered to recognize and honor this year’s four awardees for their outstanding business achievements.

The Annual Summit Awards honor leading business people and organizations who have contributed to the economic and cultural growth of the region.  Each of the awardees is carefully selected from the many businesses and organizations in the region for their outstanding performance and excellence in their qualifying category.

The Summit Awardees for 2014 are:

Small Business of the Year Award recognizes a businesse’s management ability, continued growth, innovativeness of their product or service, and contribution to the community or others.
Awardee: Medix Systems Consultants, South Holland, Illlinois

Training Excellence of the Year Award recognizes businesses that are striving to maintain and upgrade their employees’ skills, contribution to the community or others, value added from the training process to their business and recognition of being ready for new or changing technologies or processes.
Awardee: Skyline Furniture Manufacturing

Economic Development Leader of the Year Award acknowledges management ability, contribution to the community and region by working toward continued growth and viability of the region, efforts made to build good, strong relationships with business.
Awardee: Robin Kelly,

Creative Arts Award acknowledges the ability to offer top-caliber talent to the community, the use of local talent representing the diversity of the communities it serves, demonstration of continued growth and success as an organization and its willingness to engage in collaborative efforts with other creative arts organizations.
Awardee: Union Street Art Gallery, Chicago Heights, Illinois

EVENT INFORMATION:

When: Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
7:30 – 7:45 a.m. Check in and Networking
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Breakfast, Speaker, and Awards
Where: Idlewild Country Club (click for directions)
Address:  19201 Dixie Highway, Flossmoor, Illinois 60422

Keynote Presentation:   The Generation Gap, Serving a Diverse Customer Base

Keynote Speaker:  Mary Erlain

Published author, dynamic international speaker, professional trainer/coach/facilitator, Mary Erlain offers business professionals the development services they need to thrive in their business roles.

Erlain founded Peak Development Strategies in 2007. “Connecting the dots and removing barriers!™” embodies Erlain’s mission in business.

Accelerating growth in organizations is Erlain’s passion and mission. She speaks on topics that get down to the core of the issues that stand in the way of growth in employees.

To read about last year’s Awardees: Please click here.