At Small Business Week, SBA Honors Stars A 35-year-old Virginia lawyer who created a multimillion-dollar job-matching service was named SBA’s Small Business Person of the Year. Sean Christopher Boyer started SnagAJob.com in 2000 after a friend asked him for help finding an internship. The site links to listings of hourly and part-time jobs. Sales reached $11 million last year. He was honored by President Bush at the White House on April 23. Other SBA awards presented during Small Business Week: Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year, Richard J. Lara, President of Classic Industries Inc. of Dona Ana, NM. The 8(a) general contractor and construction management firm specializes in commercial and residential construction projects. Classic has fulfilled more than 50 Defense Department construction contracts. Small Business Subcontractor of the Year, Cheryl Snead, President and CEO and Roland Snead, Executive Vice President, of Banneker Industries Inc. of North Smithfield, RI. This 8(a) company specializes in precision-machined defense components and is a major player in supply chain management for the federal government and private sector. SBA’s Champions Awards are given to those who provide outstanding support for entrepreneurs: 2008 Financial Services Champion: W. Keith McLaughlin, senior vice president, SBA Lending Division, The Bank of Missouri, Columbia, MO. 2008 SBA Young Entrepreneur: John and Brendan Ready, co-founders, Ready Seafood, Portland, ME. 2008 Veteran Champion: Rodney Hudson, president, Quicksilver Analytics Inc., Abingdon, MD. 2008 Small Business Exporter: Oscar Neal Asbury, president, Greenfield Worldtrade Inc., Weston, FL. 2008 Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business: Robert A. Antignano, owner, Angelo’s Civita Farnese, Providence, RI. 2008 Small Business Journalist: Ronald Ameln, president, St. Louis Small Business Inc., St. Louis. 2008 Minority Champion: Johnson W.K. Choi, president, Hong Kong-China, Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Honolulu. 2008 Women in Business Champion: Julann Jatczak, vice president, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp., Milwaukee. 2008 Home-Based Business Champion: Kimberly Davidson, owner, MBD Marketing Inc., Murrieta, CA. 2008 Entrepreneurial Success: Robert L. Johnson, chairman & founder, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Winslow, ME. Small Business Development Centers Service Excellence and Innovation Award: Paula L. Murphy, director, Massachusetts Export Center, Boston. Small Business Development Centers Lead Center of the Year: Craig Bean, executive director, Texas Tech Northwest Texas SBDC, Lubbock, TX. Women’s Business Center of Excellence: Cathy McClelland, president & CEO, and Venus Brown, director, Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute Inc. SCORE Chapter of the Year: Steve Bloom, chapter chair, Atlanta SCORE.