Existing Business Grand Prize |
 For the "Existing Business" category, the $20,000 Grand Prize was awarded to Fulcrum Arts, owned by Natalie Blake and Randi Solin of Brattleboro (pictured here with BDCC Board member Dart Everett), to integrate and extend their two successful crafts businesses with a shared building, public demonstration area, gallery, and teaching facility.
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Start-Up Business Grand Prize |
 For the "Start-Up Business" category, the $10,000 Grand Prize was awarded to Engineered Stone Designs, owned by Matthew Murano of Wilmington (pictured here with Governor Jim Douglas), to produce, sell, and install manufactured stone.
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Existing Business Runner-up Prize |
| The three runner-up prizes of $2,000 each were presented to (l to r): Moscode, Inc., owned by Gage Rommel and George Kaye of Brattleboro, for product development for their high-end audio manufacturing company; Putney Mountain Winery, owned by Kate and Charles Dodge of Putney (pictured here with their daughter), for the development of an Internet sales channel for their products; and High Meadows Farm, owned by Lisa and Howard Prussack of Westminster West, for the development of high-tunnel raspberry farming. |
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Existing Business Finalist Prize |
| The three finalist prizes of $1,000 each were presented to (l to r): Cold Rain Technologies, owned by Robert Bruen of Wilmington, for producing, developing, and marketing KnujOn, a system developed by his son Garth Bruen for shutting down junk e-mail and e-fraud websites; Purple Chef, owned by Sharon Myers of Brattleboro, for production of specialty food products such as artisan chutneys and marmalades; and SRI World Group, owned by Jay Falk of Brattleboro, for the development of a Web-based tool for reporting environmental, social, and corporate governance information to stakeholders. |
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Start-Up Business Runner-up Prizes |
| The three runner-up prizes of $2,000 each were presented to (l to r): Advanced Support Systems, owned by Bill Hickok of Brattleboro, to manufacture and sell proprietary design equipment for hunters and fishermen; Mobile Meat Makers, owned by Eliot G. Morse of Putney (not pictured), for a mobile poultry slaughter and processing facility; and Vermont Distillers, owned by Ed Metcalfe of Whitingham, to manufacture and sell Vermont-based liquors and liqueurs. |
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Start-Up Business Finalist Prizes |
| The two finalist prizes of $1,000 each were presented to: Putney Design, owned by Colin Butler of Putney, to design and manufacture custom entrance gates; and SnapCabin, owned by Joseph Checco of South Londonderry, to manufacture and sell a unique system of housing composed of pre-fab rooms and connectors, delivered by flat bed. |
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Honorable Mention Prize |
 In addition, a special Honorable Mention prize of $250 was awarded to 17-year-old Tyler Smith, a student at the Windham Regional Career Center, for his Independent Lawn Care business plan.
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