On Friday, August 19th Brighten Solar Co. accepted the 2016 Spirit of Small Business Green Business Award at the Bacara Resorts Hotel. The event was filled with winners from the eight different categories, that can be seen below, who graciously accepted this wonderful award at the event in their honor. Brighten Solar Co. wants to thank everyone involved in putting on the luncheon and choosing our business for the award! It is truly an honor to have our work complimented in such a way from the Los Angeles District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and a big thank you again to Pacific Coast Business Times for nominating us!!
More on the award here: Spirit of Small Business: Green Business Award
List of winners for all categories and their region:
VENTURA COUNTY
Beacon Coffee Company: John and Jennifer Wheir, Owners
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Summerland Winery: Nebil “Bilo” Zarif , Owner
CENTRAL COAST
Figeuroa Mountain Brewing Co.: Jaime and Jim Dietenhofer
FAMILY-OWNED
Santa Paula Materials: Mile and Roko Grbic, Owners
MINORITY-OWNED
Lead Builders: Ron Galvariz, Founder
GREEN BUSINESS
Brighten Solar: Marine Schumann, Jeremy Favier and Gautier Meyers, Co-founders
VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS
CJSeto Support Services: Chet Seto, CEO
WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS
BōKu International: Lynn Rollé, Owner