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January 24, 2012

Chamber announces Small Business of the Year finalists

Special to The Sun

EDMOND — The three finalists for the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce’s Bank of Oklahoma Small Business of the Year were announced Jan. 10 at the Business After Hours gathering. The finalists are, in no particular order, Small Group — Architects; Evans & Davis Law Firm and Results Fitness and Nutrition Center.

The three finalists will go through an interview process to decide the winner. The winner will be announced at the Annual Awards Banquet this Friday at UCO.

The Small Business of the Year Award honors businesses that have made significant growth and outstanding contributions to the economy and the overall progress of the Edmond community. Applicants were judged on business growth and performance, business strategies and innovation, business challenges and competitiveness and community involvement and contribution.

The Small Group has been in business since 2000 and has been a member of the chamber since 2002. They were founded on the principle of providing creative building design services by a talented staff of professional architects and interior designers on projects located in Edmond, Oklahoma City, the state of Oklahoma and throughout the central region of the United States. This company understands that architectural firms succeed through “word of mouth” and reputation, attributes which are earned through the consistent production of quality work and a high level of client service.

Evans & Davis began business in central and western Oklahoma in 2002, with its main office in Nichols Hills Plaza. The firm moved to downtown Edmond in 2007 and since that time they have broadened their practice throughout Oklahoma. In addition, the firm recently has opened a satellite office at Highland Park in Dallas to better serve the growing number of clients in the Texas market. Evans & Davis has  been a member of the chamber since moving to Edmond in 2007.

Results Fitness and Nutrition Center opened for business in 2003 and has been a chamber member since. The concept of Results is to educate the public with college degreed, nationally certified trainers. At the end of 2007 the business took the opportunity to expand and added child care, tanning, supplements and group exercise. This contributed to a 4.9 percent revenue growth. Results will continue to promote knowledge-based training and programs to allow for future growth. The business believes they have done this through corporate wellness, youth programs, personal training, expert columns, radio shows and speaking engagements.

There were a record number of more than 70 nominees for Bank of Oklahoma Small Business of the Year for 2011.

This Friday’s banquet at the UCO Nigh University Center will begin at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails and dinner at 7 p.m. The banquet will honor the 2011 achievements and contributions of many of Edmond’s finest companies and citizens. This black-tie optional banquet is themed “Heard it Through the Grapevine.”

Several awards will be given out including: Bank of Oklahoma’s Small Business of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Mercy Health’s Ambassador of the Year, Coppermark Bank’s Woman of the Year, OU Medical Center Edmond’s Tayo Fichtl Young Professional of the Year, Citizen of the Year and the Chairman’s Award.

For more information, go to www.edmondchamber.com.

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