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Chamber to Honor Small Business at Awards Dinner Tonight, Oct. 20

The chamber is celebrating its 30th anniversary of honoring small businesses.

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's annual Small Business Awards dinner is set for 6 p.m. tonight at Crowne Plaza Tampa East, 10221 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa.

The chamber is celebrating its 30th anniversary of honoring small businesses.

Categories are home-based businesses, minority- and women-owned business, businesses with one to five employees, businesses with six to 15 employees and businesses with 16 and more employees.

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The awards are based not only on the success of the business but on its community involvement.

Tickets for the awards dinner are $35 each or $350 for a corporate table of eight. Tickets must be purchased in advance by visiting the Brandon chamber's website. Or call Jamie Reid at 813-689-1221, ext. 8843.

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This year’s finalists include:

Home-Based Businesses

B&W PC Consultants, Bill Thomas

Immaculate Janitorial Service, LLC, LaShunda & Jerald Mangum

Yard Guards on Doody, LLC, Cheresee Rehart

Minority- and Women-Owned

Campbells Dairyland Inc., Jill and Jay Paules/James and Leesa Lee

Leonard’s Academy of Dance, Leonard Mardis

Tutoring Club of Valrico, Susan Prestridge

1-5 Employees

Community Insurance Group, Bill Puckett

Green Lizard Lawn Care, LLC, Thaddeus & Nicole Davis

Hi Tech Automotive, Joe and Melissa Canfield

6-15 Employees

Busciglio Orthodontics, Dr. Derek Busciglio

, Shawn and Mary Sarkisian and Kevin Fulcher

, Dr. David Thomassy

16+ Employees

Hess Orthodontics, Dr. Michael A. Hess, DMD, MS

KnowledgePoints, Rod Burkhardt

Superior Residences of Brandon Memory Care, Jill Andrew

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