December 1, 2005

A-B Tech’s Small Business Center received the 2005 SBA Partner Award as Top Performer in the Western Region from the U.S. Small Business Administration during the annual Small Business Center Conference Nov. 9 and 10 in Atlantic Beach.

The award was given for distinguished achievement and performance in the support and advancement of small business development and job creation. The criteria for the award looked at the number of loans a Small Business Center has generated, as well as how well it works with the SBA.

“The Small Business Administration has been instrumental in assisting our local small business owners over a number of years to obtain working capital and equipment and property financing previously unavailable to them,” said Russ Yelton, director of the A-B Tech Small Business Center. “Our local office headed up by Mike Arriola has done an excellent job of assisting our center with client education and assistance and we look forward to a continued close working relationship.”