Madison small business among winners of 2023 National Small Business Week awards

The Small Business Administration’s Wisconsin District Office has named 11 small businesses and organizations as its 2023 SBA Wisconsin National Small Business Week award winners, including one Madison-based company, according to a news release.

Just Veggiez, owned by James Bloodsaw, received the 2023 SBA Wisconsin Emerging Small Business of the Year award. The Madison company is a catering and vendor service that specializes in vegan food.

During National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration celebrates and honors the contributions that American  small businesses, including the nearly 463,000 in Wisconsin, make throughout the country.

Winning small business owners will speak on May 5 on a virtual  panel as the final event of the Lt. Governor’s Small Business Academy, a series of free virtual trainings and in-person sessions taking place May 2–5 to mark National Small Business Week.