The Tampa Bay Chamber announced the winners of the 2022 Small Business of the Year Awards at a ceremony on Wednesday, November 9th at Armature Works. More than 300 attendees celebrated and joined to recognize the accomplishments of Tampa Bay’s small business community and toasted the evening’s big winners.
This year’s event was presented by Adcock Financial Group and Vistra Communications and represents the 42nd year the Chamber has recognized this key segment of the region’s economy. Small business awards were presented in three categories based on the number of employees and a fourth business category honoring a startup company. Companies are evaluated on financial success, community involvement and ethical business practices. An award was also presented to the Outstanding Small Business Leader of the Year.
The 2022 Small Business of the Year Award winners are:
Outstanding Leader: Cammie Chatterton: Bay Food Brokerage
Cammie Chatterton, Founder, President & CEO of Bay Food Brokerage, was one of the first women in the country to own a retail food brokerage company when she launched it nearly 30 years ago. Leveraging hard work and determination, Cammie has persevered in a male dominated industry, leading her company through steady and significant growth year over year, including during the recent pandemic and national supply chain issues.
Startup: Woodie’s Wash Shack
Woodie's Wash Shack isn't just a car wash. Woodie’s takes the mundane task of washing your car and turns it into an epic experience. At Woodie's you will hear the sounds of the Beach Boys and be greeted by warm smiling faces as you are transported back in time to the surf culture of the 1950's! Woodie’s is a family operated and locally owned, surfing the same waves as you!
5–20 Employees: Fish Window Cleaning
Delivering professional and reliable window cleaning services to businesses and homeowners is our winning business model. As the Fish Window Cleaning (FWC) franchise of Tampa, we have grown our business to 2 territories (Hillsborough County), 9 teammates, 8 vehicles and over 1,300 clients. As the leader in our segment, Fish Window Cleaning consistently delivers friendly, professional, and quality service. They are the largest window cleaning brand in the world.
21–50 Employees: Roger West Creative & Code
Roger West Creative & Code is an award-winning digital marketing agency that helps companies build brands, generate leads, and keep customers inspired and engaged. Founded in 2007, Roger West delivers integrated campaigns to clients in the healthcare, restaurant, technology and logistics/manufacturing industries. Roger West offers a full suite of services, including brand development, website design, messaging strategy, content marketing, paid search, social media, lead generation, custom coding, and more.
51–250 Employees: Iron EagleX, Inc.
Iron EagleX, Inc. (IEX) is a company of innovations built on a unique business model. They are singularly focused on the U.S. government's mission of protecting this great nation, exploiting technology, big data, and the cloud to deliver solutions that enable their customers to make decisions more quickly and act faster than our adversaries. Iron EagleX calls this "Excellence in Execution." It's about the people, it's about the mission, and it's about securing our nation's future.