The Maryland Chamber of Commerce awarded its annual Small Business of the Year Awards during its Growing Business, Celebrating Success event Friday June 1, at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport Hotel. The awards program is designed to recognize the dedication, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit displayed by small businesses in Maryland. This year’s winners are:

Small Business of the Year – 1-5 Employees
Strategic Management Partners

Small Business of the Year – 6-50 Employees
Howard Bank

Small Business of the Year – 51-200 Employees
Frederick Aviation

Partner in Business Award
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland

For more information on this year’s winners, click here.

In all, there were 35 companies nominated. Criteria upon which the nominees were judged include performance, growth, innovation, creativity, competitiveness, community involvement and more.