Cobb County is home to some of the fastest-growing small businesses in the nation. As a pro-business advocacy organization, the Cobb Chamber is committed to meeting and exceeding the needs of small business owners. Each year, the Chamber celebrates the achievements of small businesses that contribute to the vitality of the community with the announcement of its top 25 small businesses. The Chamber is proud to honor the following businesses as its 2014 Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year: 

• Bob Steele Salon
• Brookmeade Healthcare
• Casteel Heating and Cooling, Inc.
• Cumberland Diamond Exchange
• Deluxe Athletics, LLC
• Ed Voyles Automotive Group
• Fulfillment Strategies International, Inc.
• Gaskins Surveying and Engineering Company
• IAG Forensics
• Innovative Marketing & Design
• JAT Consulting  
• Laser Ventures, Inc.  
• LOUD Security Systems
• Mopdog Creative + Strategy
• NGA Staffing
• Omega Learning Center – Acworth
• Otter’s Chicken
• The Printheads
• The Wendy Bunch Team, RE/MAX PURE
• SimpleC
• State Farm, Linda R. Rodriguez Insurance Agency
• The Bottoms Group, LLC
• The Service Fort
• Veterinary Products, Inc.
• Warrior Pride Fitness 

An overall winner is selected among the Top 25 and announced at the June 2 First Monday Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The top winner is determined by a thorough selection process including nominations, applications and site visits by a panel of outside judges. The breakfast will honor the Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year and the Small Business Hall of Fame inductees. Tickets to the breakfast are $25 online and $40 at the door for members and are $60 for general admission. Visit cobbchamber.org/sboy for more information and event registration. 

Thank you to the 2014 Small Business of the Year sponsors: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Power Company, Kennesaw State University Small Business Development Center, Lincoln College of Technology, Moore Colson, Northside Hospital and Wells Fargo. 

For more information about the Small Businesses of the Year awards, contact Tya Dawson at 770-859-2341 or [email protected].