Posted by: Tampa Bay Chamber on Monday, July 20, 2026


The Tampa Bay Chamber is proud to announce this year’s finalists for our Small Business of the Year Awards.

Each year hundreds of companies participate in the process spanning several months of interviews and research to select winners in five categories: Startup of the Year; Business with 5 – 20 employees; 21 – 50 employees; and 51 – 250 employees; plus Outstanding Leader of the Year.

Congratulations to our 2026 Finalists!

Startup Business

  • ABA on Demand LLC
  • BayView Financial Planning
  • Krew Social

Business with 5 – 20 Employees

  • Dauntless Contracting
  • SSG Commercial
  • The Cake Girl

Business with 21 – 50 Employees

  • Brisk Coffee Roasters USA
  • Modulo, LLC
  • Pergravis, LLC

Business with 51 – 250 Employees

  • Keel Farms
  • Progressive Air Systems, Inc
  • Workscapes

Outstanding Business Leader

  • Khristopher Johnson, Green Bench Brewing Co.
  • Patrick J. Clouden, Consumer Energy Solutions, Inc.
  • Roy Sweatman, Southern Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.

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