The New Castle County Chamber of Commerce hosted our 2022 Small Business Awards this past Wednesday, December 14, at Deerfield Golf Club to honor and recognize Delaware's small businesses and their outstanding individuals. Nine finalists were awarded, and congratulations to the following organizations and individuals:

Whisman Giordano & Associates, LLC, Small Business of the Year (Small Market) Award recipient

BrightFields, Inc., Small Business of the Year (Mid-Size) Award recipient

Diamond State Financial Group, Impact Award recipient

Short Order, Creative/Arts Business of the Year Award recipient

Keith Delaney, Santora CPA Group, Rising Star in Business Award recipient

Out of the Ordinary Catering, Minority Owned Business of the Year Award recipient

Blue Blaze Associates, Women-Owned Business of the Year Award recipient

Will Minster, Launcher Community Business Resources, Advocate Award recipient

Kenny Family ShopRites, Icon Award recipient

This event would not be possible without the support of our sponsors: Allen Insurance Group, Boulden Brothers, Chemours, Corteva Agriscience, Fitzgerald Consulting, iHeartMedia, M&T Bank, TD Bank, and WSFS Bank. We thank the attendees, business community, and Chamber members for joining us and for helping us celebrate the recipients and finalists.