{"id":44801,"date":"2022-12-12T21:40:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T02:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=44801"},"modified":"2023-09-24T16:39:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T20:39:12","slug":"here-are-the-winners-of-the-gwinnett-small-business-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=44801","title":{"rendered":"Here are the winners of the Gwinnett Small Business Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"\/tag\/Gwinnett\">Gwinnett<\/a> Chamber hosted the annual Small Business Awards last week at 12Stone Church in <a href=\"\/tag\/Lawrenceville\">Lawrenceville<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program, presented by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=NJ5670cTnrQEiRPxahMT0-2FJR-2B7iyEIpbZaw6-2BnJNQ43eyk2CpmLHMZ0KFtwNdFS2ftHyZxqr-2BpY0F1b-2BQ6XbBXI0m1Zt0gCSmeVRsEng4tqRWWqbIMWhwQf7-2FqygY9E1J4I8Z5AS07w84iC-2FurQNGeqLOnZ-2F2fUCICEZk2qvwbxThpcSTQQOIh8lrmK1wxSXlOW6HuIeQeBNco1J3DXAfg-3D-3DLwiB_u6mYzpCfH8Hbz7Cn6iMPgWo6f-2BCy9qgtsUUJmLV4KCitXfeRfBr-2B7UIl5BbgYhHhsNV1isbEa8JJ76n9zBg9SMBtssZ18MSJruL66Vzi24v78-2FrsXwsvDUbhPfLIzdIBrWDKQ0X1yaET8pL4FtgFO-2B5DOdWOqQxYQJqlqTSoyeSJxCAEnxnINnOSKqHmoPp8uKW-2BJanGt3XZfLem7sPLUzHZZXCgA7n3qHCfey1xzHfumch-2FHoDb6Cr7GV51lfqt0RANxlLG0R5BcnFKej5N5CEipvZ8WaqUVr-2FKsVSwHGxp0RWC9GVcXwy-2BtJqS90ohNyUw-2FnzwriUsiBXyn-2FZY5isCLp50rGfkQL-2BzlE2x5vsQXa3SNKqSI9hCIvEnA8yhOcXyjv6GP7sA-2BnrM81C6QQ-3D-3D\">Atlanta Small Business Network<\/a>, named ten winners among the best in the region for exceptional business practices and entrepreneurial excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNinety-nine percent of all businesses in Georgia are small businesses, making this industry a critical component to the future of our economic health and well-being,\u201d said Nick Masino, President &amp; CEO, Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett. \u201cWe are honored to champion these amazing individuals and organizations through today\u2019s program and want to congratulate the nominees, finalists, and winners on their incredible success this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rikki Klaus, producer for CNN, emceed the awards program, calling out each of the ten winners by name and category to come to the stage and receive their award. 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