Today, we’ll take a closer look at the Small Business of the Year Awards finalists in the 51 to 200 employee category.
Choptank Transport is a logistics services company located in Caroline County that specializes in truckload freight, refrigerated transport and frozen freight. Founded in 1984 as a one-truck operation, Choptank has matured into a fully integrated sales, logistics and warehousing operation with over 100,000 square feet of space in Preston, Maryland.
Choptank Transport has had exceptional growth and success, adding 25+ jobs since it won the Chamber’s 2008 Small Business of the Year Award in the 11-50 employee category. The company’s growth is a result of its keen focus on customer service, innovative practices and visionary thinking.
The Maryland Chamber of Commerce supports Choptank Transport’s nomination.
Honest Tea is a bottled organic tea company, now a part of The Coca-Cola Company as an independent operating unit.
Honest Tea was the first to introduce a certified organic bottled tea and a Fair Trade CertifiedTM bottled tea. The company has an average growth rate of 60% since it’s founding in 1998.
The Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce supports Honest Tea’s nomination.
M-Edge makes tablet, e-reader and smartphone accessories and sells it to major retailers including Best Buy, Target, Walmart and Staples.
M-Edge was founded in 2006 as a solution to the growing demand in fashionable and protective accessories for e-readers. Since its inception, M-Edge’s product offerings grew rapidly to include several lines of accessories for the most popular e-reader and tablet devices on the market, including iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the Kindle and Nook family of devices.
The West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce supports M-Edge’s nomination.
We’ll recognize all the finalists and announce the winners on June 7, at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve. Learn more here.
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