2004 Mayor's Small Business Awards

"Being nominated for the 2001 Mayor's Small Business Award was exciting, but winning was thrilling. Our customers were impressed, our suppliers took notice, and our employees were proud. It still provides motivation for Western Foil Corporation to excel. Personally, it was a chance for me to remember and express the history of the company, the challenges, the achievements, the contributions, and especially the people who made and still make it all work." Tom Weingarten Western Foil Corporation

Every year, ten small businesses in Seattle receive special recognition for their accomplishments through the Mayor's Small Business Awards. Honored for excellence in marketing, management, employee relations and community involvement, this year's winners represent diversity - in services, size, location and strategies for success. To qualify, the business must have no more than 100 employees and gross revenues of less than $10 million.

Since the inception of the awards twenty years ago, over 200 businesses have won top honors. According to Mayor Greg Nickels, "small businesses are really the economic engines that feed our economy, nourish our neighborhoods and provide the unique flavor that makes Seattle such a great place to live."

The nine judges involved in this year's awards included small business owners, previous awards winners and representatives of community development. After a confidential review of 47 nominations and three rounds of deliberation, ten small businesses were selected for recognition of their achievements.

Congratulations to this year's winners of the 2004 Small Business Awards, sponsored by Wells Fargo and the City of Seattle!

2004 Winners

• ActivSpace LLC
• Avidian Technologies
• Bandoleone fine Latin
  cuisine / Tango tapas restaurant & lounge
• ColorsNW Magazine
• Compass Communications, Inc.
• GoTech, Inc.
• Hilltop Service Station, Inc.
• SignOn: a Sign Language Interpreting Resource LLC
• Two Big Blondes, Inc.
• Utilikilts Company LLC