Onondaga SBDC honors eight firms as Small Business of the Year

ONONDAGA — Eight companies with operations in Central New York have been recognized as a Small Business of the Year. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) headquartered at Onondaga Community College (OCC) serves firms in eight counties, and it honored one small business in each county. The SBDC at OCC announced the recognition as it marked National Small Business Week. The regional recipients are:  • Cayuga County — Combgrown Mead in Auburn • Cortland County — Le Puppet Regime in Marathon • Jefferson County — Upstate Oral Surgery and Dental Implants in Watertown • Lewis County  — The Tack Shack in Glenfield • Madison County — Flour & Salt in Hamilton • Onondaga County — Clean & Glo Cleaning Services in Syracuse • Oswego County — Broadwell Hospitality Group in Oswego • Seneca County  — Finger Lakes Laser in Ovid Besides the regional small-business honors, SBDC at OCC also announced the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation as the regional Small Business Lender Partner of the Year. Under the direction of regional director Robert Griffin, the Small Business Development Center at OCC provides no-cost, confidential business-advisement services to individuals and companies throughout the eight-county region. The advisor team provides customized direction through advisement, education, research and advocacy for entrepreneurs, innovators, and the small and medium-sized enterprise community.