Each year, at its Congressional Awards Reception at the US Capitol, the Small Business Council of America honors an outstanding small business person by selecting him or her as the SBCA Small Business Person of the Year.
The purpose of the award is to honor an American business man or woman for outstanding accomplishments in promoting a favorable environment for the small businesses of America.
This award is presented in memory of the late Morton Harris, one of the country’s outstanding tax attorneys. He was a founder of the SBCA and one of the greatest champions of the SBCA and of small businesses everywhere.
Any SBCA member who has been in good standing for at least one year is eligible to nominate a candidate for the Mort Harris Small Business Person of the Year Award.
Small Business Person of the Year Award Recipients
1996 Carolyn Stradley
1997 John Crabb & Cynthia Hutchinson
1997 George M. McCluskey, Jr.
1998 J. Smith Lanier
1999 Rosa Sugranes
2000 Robert Taichert
2001 Sandy Graffius
2003 Susan Rudder Hall
2004 Albert R. Morris
2005 Kelly A. Paul
2006 Mr. Fran D. Jabara
2007 Alan N. Kanter
2008 Anatole Alper
2009 Marc S. Levine
2009 Bryan Stone
2010 Jay N. and Kashmira J. Sonecha
2011 John K. Barnard
2012 Tony Jimenez
2013 Anthony V. Sblendorio
2014 Susan Preston
2016 Troy Guard
2017 Michael Lastoria
2018 Becca Riker
2019 Kenneth L. Hoffmann