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May 7, 2026
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![The "Exporter of the Year" Award was presented during National Small Business Week. Pictured (left to right) are Bob Griffin, Sonya Smith, Nate Andrews of Morse Manufacturing, and Kellie Greene.](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_1228_/public/images/2026-05/600%20SBDC%20Small%20Business%20Week%20Awards%20event%20at%20Morse%20Manufacturing%2002.jpg?itok=N3PoWVAB "The "Exporter of the Year" Award was presented during National Small Business Week. Pictured (left to right) are Bob Griffin, Sonya Smith, Nate Andrews of Morse Manufacturing, and Kellie Greene.")
Celebrating the "Exporter of the Year" Award are (left to right) North Central SBDC Regional Director Bob Griffin, SBDC State Director Sonya Smith, Morse Manufacturing President Nate Andrews, And North Central SBDC Senior Advisor Kellie Greene.
Outstanding small businesses across the region were honored in celebration of National Small Business Week.
The North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which is hosted by Onondaga Community College in Syracuse and Jefferson Community College in Watertown, recognized “Small Business of the Year” award winners across the eight counties it serves.
Regional Director Bob Griffin presented awards in person to the following businesses:
- Cayuga County - Hamilton Salon Apothecary, Moravia
- Cortland County - Project Lean Works, Cortland
- Jefferson County - The Scrub Hub, Watertown
- Lewis County - Hartley's Meat Market, Port Leyden
- Madison County - Ray Brothers Barbecue, Bouckville
- Onondaga County - Syracuse Salt Company, Syracuse
- Oswego County - Universal Metal Works, Fulton
- Seneca County - Legacy Agency of the Finger Lakes, Waterloo
In addition, Also, the U.S. Small Business Administration Syracuse Upstate District Office presented two regional awards :
- Rural Small Business of the Year - New Hope Mills Café & Store, Auburn
- Exporter of the Year - Morse Manufacturing Co., Inc., Syracuse
Congratulations to all of this year's outstanding award recipients!
