Congrats to our 2025 Small Business Community Champions

25 winners received $10,000 to aid their businesses and communities.

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Citizens Small Business Community Champion Award

Small businesses are the heartbeat of our communities. They spread culture, provide jobs, and are owned and operated by our neighbors. To show appreciation for all they do and to help them find success, we created the Small Business Community Champion Award.

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2025 Citizens Small Business Community Champions

Citizens granted 25 prizes of $10,000 each to small businesses that are having a positive effect on their communities.

This year's 2025 Small Business Community Champion Award winners

Anthony's Cheesecake
Bloomfield, NJ

Bargain Thrift Center
Philadelphia, PA

Behavioral Intervention Psychological Services PC
Hempstead, NY

Cha Cha N Beans
Westborough, MA

Cini's
Boston, MA

Duryea Electric LLC
Holyoke, MA

Gardner Builders, Inc.
Troy, MI

God Speed Transportation
Detroit, MI

Good Morning Dental
Hackensack, NJ

Jasmin Yahné School of Dance
Jenkintown, PA

Judy Cohn Housing and Relocation Consultants
Chelmsford, MA

Juju Marketing and Technology LLC
Detroit, MI

Montville Florist
Uncasville, CT

NI GLOBAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
Roosevelt Island, NY

Paraash
Pittsburgh, PA

Precious Treasures Academy
East Haven, CT

Precision Cleaning of New England, LLC
Cranston, RI

Retail Cities
Bath, ME

Spruce Meadow Farm
Clarence, NY

Stone Grow
Pittsburgh, PA

The Academy of Martial Arts & Personal Development
Manchester, CT

The Blessed Day Care Center
Maplewood, NJ

The Pose Experience, LLC
Detroit, MI

Vermont Womenpreneurs
Burlington, VT

Watch Me Grow Daycare of WNY
Cheektowaga, NY

Here are some of last year's 2024 Small Business Community Champion winners

Jeffery Hunter of Burgess Farm

Burgess Farm

Page Wooller and Jeffrey Hunter turned a horse farm into a safe space for low income LGBTQIA people to access fresh produce and learn life skills.

Fabric goods

Dance Happy

Co-founders Emily Scott and Julia Tyler sell Julia's screen-printed designs and seek to provide other disabled artists with meaningful work.

Char Mills of Modern Maison Co.

Modern Maison Co.

Char Mills pivoted her offerings from online to in-person cooking classes and added catering focused on custom charcuterie boards.

Chuck Ondo of Valor Men's Grooming

Valor Men's Grooming

As a former U.S. Marine and state trooper who overcame PTSD and addiction, Chuck Ondo now offers haircuts and support to struggling veterans.

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