Celebrating the Entrepreneur Community at the 2017 WT Enterprise Center Awards Ceremony
Supporting and celebrating local entrepreneurs is a community effort. On November 17th, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the WT Enterprise Center hosted its 2017 Awards Ceremony to celebrate the growth of local entrepreneurs.
Awards presented included one Enterprise Center graduate awards, 2017 Client of the Year, 2017 Coworker of the Year and the return of two community awards: The Golden Egg Award and the Don Taylor Entrepreneur Excellence Award. We would like to thank everyone who has supported these entrepreneurs and for the continued support of the WT Enterprise Center throughout the years!
2017 Award Recipients
GRADUATING COMPANY
DON TAYLOR ENTREPRENEUR EXCELLENCE AWARD
The Don Taylor Entrepreneur Excellence Award was introduced in memory of the late Don Taylor, co-founder of WT Enterprise Center, and his commitment to the success of local entrepreneurs. This award is presented to a recipient who shares the same values as Don and has made lasting contributions to entrepreneurs in our region.
2017 Don Taylor Entrepreneur Excellence Award Recipient – Coco Duckworth, Encourage Consulting
2017 GOLDEN EGG AWARD
The Golden Egg Award was introduced in 2015, to recognize a community organization who actively supports the growth of our local entrepreneur eco-system, as well as, supporting the growth of the WT Enterprise Center. This award serves to highlight those who are taking the initiative to do things differently in order to foster growth for area entrepreneurs.
2017 Golden Egg Award Recipient – Burdett, Morgan, Williamson & Boykin, LLP
COWORKER OF THE YEAR
Todd Newell
CLIENT OF THE YEAR
Ruby Slippers Home Care Inc.
