Small Business Expert Award Nominees

Hollis Thomases, a graduate of Cornell University with a BA in Social Relations, founded Havre de Grace, Maryland-based WebAdvantage.net, a specialized agency providing strategic online marketing and advertising…   Read More

Jonathan Fields is a mega-firm/SEC lawyer turned serial entrepreneur, business author, speaker and blogger. On his AdAge Power 150 blog, he writes about small business, creativity, innovation, marketing…   Read More

Michael Gray is a prominent SEO expert who started his career in 1998. He was Webmaster for a major specialty retailer, helping create their website presence and growing their online sales from less than…   Read More

A provocative thought leader and instigator of change, Linda is the founder and CEO of StraTerra Partners, a consulting firm that works closely with enterprises, startups, academia and investors to promote…   Read More

Donna Maria Johnson is the founder and CEO of the Indie Beauty Network (a part of Indie Business Network) and Indie Business Media, a communications company offering customized and expert insights to help…   Read More

Daniel Burrus, founder and CEO of Burrus Research, is one of the world's leading technology forecasters and business strategists. Dan is author of six books, including his best-seller Technotrends   Read More

The Wall Street Journal recently ranked author and speaker Gary Hamel as the world's most influential business thinker, and Fortune magazine has called him "the world's leading expert on business strategy."…   Read More

Andrew Patricio is the founder of BizLaunch, one of the largest small business training companies in North America. Patricio has over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience. During this time he has started…   Read More

Pete Burgess is the owner of Tar Heel Basement Systems, leading experts in basement waterproofing, crawlspace encapsulation, radon mitigation, and foundation repair. Not only has he grown his small business…   Read More