SBA Dallas/Fort Worth District Office Announces Top Small Business Award Winners Entrepreneurs to be formally recognized on May 7 during SBA Awards Luncheon
EULESS – Today, the SBA Dallas/Fort Worth District Office announced the 2025 National Small Business Week (NSBW) winners. During NSBW, the SBA recognizes the hard work, ingenuity, and dedication of America’s small businesses, and celebrates their contributions to the economy. Seven district winners will be honored during the annual awards celebration in conjunction with SCORE.
“This is an exciting time for SBA as we celebrate the many contributions and successes of small businesses and champions in our district,” said SBA’s Dallas/Fort Worth District Director Herbert Austin. “Each of these winners represent the hard work, innovation and economic power that small businesses display within our communities. We are honored to join our resource partner SCORE in recognizing these amazing entrepreneurs and champions of business”.
The Dallas/Fort Worth District Small Business Awards Luncheon, sponsored by SCORE Fort Worth, will be held on May 7, 2025 starting at 11:30 AM, at the Hurst Conference Center located at 1601 Campus Dr, Hurst, TX 76054.
For more information about the event, visit score.org/fortworth
2025 Dallas/Fort Worth District Small Business Winners
Dallas/Fort Worth District Small Business Person of the Year
Alexis Rueda
- Rueda’s Trucking, LLC
Balch Springs, TX
Dallas/Fort Worth District Woman in Business Champion
Bobbie Hurley O’Dell
Arpco Valves & Controls, LLC
Kilgore, TX
Dallas/Fort Worth District Veteran Business Champion
Cennita France
CML Contractors
Midlothian, TX
Dallas/Fort Worth District Young Entrepreneur
Romereo Brown
Weird and Different LLC
Tyler, TX
Dallas/Fort Worth District Family Owned Business
Bear Creek Smokehouse
Robbie, Brenda, and Hunter Shoults
Marshall, TX
About National Small Business Week
For more than 60 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week (NSBW), which acknowledges the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. National Small Business Week 2025 will take place May 4-10, and SBA will officially recognize their hard work, ingenuity, and dedication, including their contributions to the economy.
Details on National Small Business Week, the virtual summit, registrations and speakers are featured on www.sba.gov/NSBW and will be updated as additional information and activities are confirmed. Local events will be featured on www.sba.gov/events and identifiable by searching with #SmallBusinessWeek.
About the U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration helps power the American dream of entrepreneurship. As the leading voice for small businesses within the federal government, the SBA empowers job creators with the resources and support they need to start, grow, and expand their businesses or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.
