Governor Eric Holcomb proclaimed May 1-7 as Small Business Week in Indiana which recognizes more than 529,000 small businesses in Indiana and more than 1.2 million people who work at those small businesses.
As part of the celebration, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is recognizing eight small businesses that have worked with the Indiana Small Business Development Center to start, grow or pivot their small businesses. AMERI-CAN Engineering in Argos was honored as Family-Owned Small Business of the Year. The business was founded in 1988 whose employees manufacture specialty sanitation trailers that are distributed throughout the world. According to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, founders Gladys and Ron Bird were awarded The Andy Gump Award in 2005 which is the most prestigious honor within the portable sanitation industry.
This award, along with seven others presented in conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) National Small Business Week, honor the entrepreneurs’ and small businesses’ achievements and contributions to grow Indiana’s economy and strengthen communities across the state.
