2024 SCORE Client of the Year: Frankie Morales, Cocina MX 32 Catering

The 2024 Small Business Awards Gala was held on Wednesday, May 1st at the Museum of Flight. Almost 400 attendees came for an evening of networking, socializing, and honoring twelve outstanding entrepreneurs and small businesses in Washington and Alaska. Award winners in a variety of categories were recognized by SCORE, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Women’s Business Centers (WBCs), the Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) and the Seattle District of the Small Business Administration (SBA).

It was a wonderful night to remember! We wanted to thank everyone who attended to recognize these entrepreneurs and small businesses. Congratulations again to all of the award winners!

Women's Pitch Contest

2024 Women's Pitch Contest Contestants from left to right: Jay Romano, Meghan Brooks, Kalyani Arvapally, Alisha Stephens, Karissa Shiraishi, and Quinne Feng

The 2024 Women's Pitch Contest on April 25th was another wonderful success! We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who submitted a pitch, our finalists, and our judges! It was wonderful seeing everyone's pitches and stories and everyone did a terrific job. The judges had a hard time picking just one winner, so this year two of these finalists ended up winning the contest!

Congratulations to Alisha Stephens of Umanos and Karissa Shiraishi of First Step Pediatric Therapy! Your pitches were top notch and you should be very proud of your hard work. Each winning contestant won a grand prize of $5,000 to put toward their businesses and were honored at the 2024 Small Business Awards Gala. Congratulations again!

Please help SCORE continue our mission of fostering vibrant small business communities.