Congratulations to the KC Chamber’s 2024 Small Business Celebration Award Winners!
The 2024 Small Business Celebration brought together small businesses from around Kansas City including our six Award Winners!
2024 Mr. K Small Business of the Year
Walz Tetrick has been thriving for 57 years providing insight driven, evolutionary brand marketing. Our culture of collaboration and strategic thinking enables us to solve our clients’ problems with customized, hyperlocal solutions. We think this approach makes brands look bigger with a local feel that drives impressive results.
2024 Emerging Business Award
We are driven by a relentless commitment to our vision of a world without funding barriers. As a pioneering force in small business lending, we specialize in delivering turnkey lending and credit solutions tailored to fintechs, lenders, and SaaS companies so that they can deploy capital to those that need it, when they need it.
2024 Small Business Equity Award
We are Taliaferro & Browne (T&B), an award-winning, multi-disciplinary professional service firm specializing in civil & structural engineering, landscape architecture, survey, and inspection. For over 56 years, we have taken pride in providing work that strengthens urban connectivity and improves the overall quality of life. How do we do it? It’s simple: our people are invested, our partnerships are valued, and our projects are proven.
2024 Weida Award for International Small Business of the Year
SharkOFF
Shark OFF takes proven, effective shark repellent technology and embeds it in attractive, affordable wearable safety devices.
2024 Legacy of Kansas City Award
Pro Athlete fosters a dynamic workplace by blending passion for sports with a vibrant culture. They encourage teamwork, innovation, and creativity, integrating fun in the workplace while being renowned for their product expertise and customer service. Pro Athlete creates an engaging environment where employees thrive and enjoy their work.
2024 Luminary Arts & Creative Small Business Award
Wandering Bud is a ceramic design and production studio that focuses on bringing highly aesthetic smokeware into the home. Made by hand for the design-conscious cannabis consumer, our ceramic wares compliment home decor, hit like a dream and clean easily.
Thank you for our 2024 Small Business Celebration Sponsors
Our Awards Luncheon Presenting Sponsor is Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Our Small Business Presenting Sponsor is Evergy. Our Small Business CEO Sponsor is Kansas City National Security Campus, managed by Honeywell FM&T. Our Small Business Superstars Presenting Sponsor is EAG Advertising and Marketing. Our Showcase Sponsor is CommunityAmerica Credit Union. Our Top 10 Announcement Event Presenting Sponsor is UMB Bank. Our Top 10 Reception Event Presenting Sponsor is Bank Midwest. Our Executive Sponsors are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. Our Superstar Sponsor is FastSigns. Our Media Sponsor is Startland News. Our Associate Sponsors are Arvest Bank, Country Club Bank, Enterprise Bank & Trust, FNBO, Mazuma Credit Union, Menlo, Southwest Airlines, and US Bank.