Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
Highlights of the 2020 Business of the Year Awards
Each year we celebrate businesses by honoring them at the Venice Area Chamber Business of the Year Awards. This event recognizes Member businesses in five categories as well as an “Employee of the Year”. Following is our winners, nominees, and other information from our 2020 BOYA event. For current Business of the Year Awards information, please go to the dedicated page: opens in a new windowBusiness of the Year Awards
2020 WINNERS
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PRESENTING SPONSORS:
Business of the Year FINALISTS for 2020!
Healthcare & Wellness
A Little Help Nurse Registry
Coastal Family Medicine
Compassionate Cannabis Clinic
Englewood Community Hospital
Gulf Coast Medical Group
Home Instead Senior Care
Empath Venice
Radiance Endodontics
Ramos Center for Interventional & Functional Pain Medicine
Restore Medical Partners
Revolutionary Martial Arts & Fitness
Venice Regional Bayfront Health
Your CBD Store Nokomis
Hospitality & Tourism
All Around Charters and Tours
BrewBurgers
Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar
Fox Lea Farm
Off The Wagon Brewery & Kitchen
Pop’s Sunset Grill
Tito Gaona Flying Trapeze Academy
Venice Pier Group (Sharky’s, Fins & Snook Haven)
Waterford Golf Club
Professional & Financial
Bates-Buchanan & Savitsky Law Group, P.A.
Cavanaugh & Co. LLP
Green Fairways Wealth Management
Hallmark Business Brokers
Karla Blake, Medicare Specialist
Lori Stephens LLC
Payment Systems of Florida
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty – Denise Poole, GRI
West Coast Realty of Venice
Service & Retail
Absolute Aluminum
Absolute Window & Door
Beechwood Builders, Inc.
Bishop Construction Services, Inc.
Burnett Painting
Classic Creations in Diamonds & Gold
Grace Air Conditioning & Heating
J2 Solutions
Kitchen & Bath On The Isle
Leopold Truck and Auto Repair Inc.
PatrickAir
Sport Clips Haircuts of South Sarasota
Venice Lifestyle Magazine
Venice Print Center
Non-Profit/Not-For-Profit
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County
Family Promise of South Sarasota County
Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County
Hospital Volunteers of Venice
Laurel Civic Association
Maris Pointe
SCORE Association Manasota (Chapter 116)
The SKY Family YMCA
The Venice Symphony
Venice Christian School
Venice Theatre
Employee of the Year
H. Lee Thacker, Jr., Caldwell Trust Company
Camelle Liakakos, Classic Creations in Diamonds & Gold
Lisa Thaxton, Grace Air Conditioning & Heating
Cynthia Koski, Gulf Coast Medical Group
Christina McCauley, Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County
Liezel Acevedo, Radiance Endodontics
Sid Calk, Venice Regional Bayfront Health
Sara Giuseppetti, Venice Regional Bayfront Health
Ruth Hipwell-Purcell, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty – The Victoria Stultz Team
Business of the Year NOMINEES for 2020!
Healthcare & Wellness
21stCentury Oncology
A Little Help Nurse Registry
BrightStar Care of Venice & Port Charlotte
Coastal Family Medicine
Compassionate Cannabis Clinic
Dr. Gregg G. Hassler, Jr., DMD, PL
EliteHealth
Englewood Community Hospital
Family Spine and Pain Care Institute
Gulf Coast Medical Group
Home Instead Senior Care
Empath Venice
Maris Pointe
Oasis Eye Care, Optical & Med Spa
Radiance Endodontics
Ramos Center for Interventional & Functional Pain Medicine
Restore Medical Partners
Revolutionary Martial Arts & Fitness
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Total Therapy Florida
Venice Regional Bayfront Health
Your CBD Store Nokomis
Hospitality & Tourism
All Around Charters and Tours
BrewBurgers
British Open Pub
Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar
Expedia CruiseShipCenters Venice
Fox Lea Farm
Inn at the Beach
Off The Wagon Brewery & Kitchen
Pop’s Sunset Grill
Tito Gaona Flying Trapeze Academy
Venice Pier Group (Sharky’s, Fins & Snook Haven)
Waterford Golf Club
Professional & Financial
AAA Insurance – Venice Branch
Bates-Buchanan & Savitsky Law Group, P.A.
Cavanaugh & Co. LLP
CENTURY 21 Schmidt Real Estate
FourThought Private Wealth
Goosehead Insurance
Green Fairways Financial
Gulf Shores Realty
Gulfside Mortgage Services
Hallmark Business Brokers
Home and Condo Rentals
Karla Blake, Medicare Specialist
Lori Stephens LLC
Payment Systems of Florida
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty – Denise Poole, GRI
RE/MAX Alliance Group
West Coast Realty of Venice
Service & Retail
Absolute Aluminum
Absolute Window & Door
Beechwood Builders, Inc.
Bishop Construction Services, Inc.
Burnett Painting
Classic Creations in Diamonds & Gold
Creative Nails & Beyond, Inc.
Fifi’s Fine Furnishings
Global Air Conditioning
GMan Home Watch
Grace Air Conditioning & Heating
Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning
J2 Solutions
Kitchen & Bath On The Isle
Leopold Truck and Auto Repair Inc.
Matthews-Currie Ford
PatrickAir
Sport Clips Haircuts of South Sarasota
Sunsational Cleaning LLC
Sunshine Electrical Services, Inc.
Venice Lifestyle Magazine
Venice Print Center
Virasana Salon
Non-Profit/Not-For-Profit
American Cancer Society
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County
Family Promise of South Sarasota County
Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County
Hospital Volunteers of Venice
Laurel Civic Association
Loveland Center
SCORE Association Manasota (Chapter 116)
Special Olympics Florida – Sarasota County
The SKY Family YMCA
The Twig Cares
The Venice Symphony
Venice Christian School
Venice Theatre
Employee of the Year
Names of individuals nominated are being withheld until the winner is announced!
Business of the Year Categories:
Health Care & Wellness Organization of the Year
To qualify for the Health Care/Wellness category, applicants must be an active and operating organization in the field of health and wellness
Examples might include: Hospitals, Physician Practices, Assisted Living Facilities, Rehab Centers, Fitness, Veterinarians, etc.
Hospitality & Tourism Organization of the Year
To qualify for the Hospitality & Tourism category, applicants must be an active and operating organization in a service-based environment.
Examples might include: Restaurants, Lodging, Attractions, Entertainment, etc.
Professional & Financial Services Business of the Year
To qualify for the Professional Services category, applicants must have a professional designation.
Examples might include: Law Firms, Accounting Firms, Banks, Mortgage Companies, Realtors, etc.
Non-Profit Organization of the Year
To qualify for the Non-Profit category, applicants must be a local 501(c)3 or 501(c)6 not-for-profit organization registered in the State of Florida.
Service & Retail Business of the Year
To qualify for the Service & Retail category, applicants must provide a service, a product or operate a “bricks and mortar” business.
Examples might include: Cleaning Companies, Lawn Service, Pool Service, Contractors, Manufacturers, Maintenance Services, Hair Salons, Retail Shops, etc.
Employee of the Year*
To qualify for this category, the employer must nominate the employee.
Please note: A business only needs to be nominated once and self-nominations are accepted. (*The employer must nominate the employee for the Employee of the Year category.) To be considered for an award, a business must be a Venice Area Chamber of Commerce member, fill out the application and be interviewed by a panel of judges.