Executive's Small Business Awards – 2024
Information about the 2024 Executive's Small Business Awards event, and the winning and finalist businesses of the year.
The King County Executive's Small Business Awards returned on Monday, October 7, 2024 with a spectacular awards event at Seattle Convention Center.
We were proud to honor the people who have taken the initiative to create and build businesses that serve our community. Congratulations to all the nominees, finalists, and especially to the winners in the eight categories.
We want to give a special thanks to our event sponsors, cities, chambers of commerce, and small business organizations that have partnered with us for many years to convene this event. These partners are rooted in commitment and passion to support local businesses and communities, and we are all stronger together because of them.
2024 Finalists and Winners
Learn more about the winning and finalist businesses of 2024. Each category's video player has a playlist of short videos about the businesses in the category.
To view the video for a specific business in a category playlist, click the playlist_play within the video player.
Small Business of the Year
- Spice Waala | Seattle - WINNER
- KAYA strategik | Kent
- Rain City Catering | Renton
Workforce Development Small Business of the Year
- Uncommon Bridges | Seattle - WINNER
- Black Coffee Northwest | Shoreline
- GFS Events | Sammamish
Creative Economy Small Business of the Year
- First Sight Productions | Seattle - WINNER
- Made Space Seattle | Seattle
- Shep Films | Seattle
Rural Small Business of the Year
- Miller's | Carnation - WINNER
- Hothi Family Ranch | Renton
- Infinity Farm | Issaquah
Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year
- Rain City Catering | Renton - WINNER
- GFS Events | Sammamish
- JLT Web Design & Digital Marketing | Kent
Green/Sustainable Small Business of the Year
- The Grange | Duvall - WINNER
- Crown Bees | Woodinville
- The Brewmaster's Taproom | Renton
Exporting Small Business of the Year
- Morgan Cosmetics | Issaquah - WINNER
- KLIK | Bellevue
- SubTerra, Inc. | North Bend
Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year
- Black Coffee Northwest | Shoreline - WINNER
- Ohana Behavioral Health | Renton
- The Brewmaster's Taproom | Renton
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