AMERICHEM SALES CORPORATION WINS 2017 VETERAN-OWNED
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD.
For Immediate Release:
May 15, 2017
Detroit, MI.
Americhem Sales Corporation has won top honors by garnering the 2017
Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year Award at an annual event hosted by Michigan Celebrates Small Business (MCSB).
MCSB remains on the forefront of championing small business and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in Michigan. The MCSB's role is to serve as a catalyst for creating an entrepreneurial culture while inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs.
"We are thrilled to have won this prestigious award," said Bruce Leslie Whetter, President of Americhem Sales Corporation, "and I want to thank everybody who made this possible!"
The event was a wonderful way to celebrate Americhem Sales Corporation’s success. Bruce was honored to have his family and coworkers attend the event and be a part of the celebration. According to attendees, it was a most impressive affair with over 750 entrepreneurs and guests present.
"We at the National Veteran Business Development Council are particularly delighted that Americhem is NVBDC-certified and that this designation contributed to such an exciting recognition," said Keith King, President of the NVBDC. "This underscores another element of just how valuable it is for Veteran-owned businesses to get this certification."
Recognition for outstanding success.
Located in Mason, Michigan, Americhem Sales Corporation is a long-established, award winning full line distributor and blender of solvents, oils and industrial fluids. They provide their industrial customers of all sizes with chemical and oil requirements on a 24/7 basis.
The company has state-of-the-art facilities, with storage on-site capability of over one million gallons of product. The company-owned fleet of trucks, tanker trailers and vans provides dependable, on-time delivery of drums, totes and bulk quantities to their customers.
Americhem has won numerous industry awards, including this 2017 Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year Award in Michigan. Matt Sherwood, Executive Director of VetBizCentral, himself the 2017 winner of the National Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC) of the year as selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration and a member of the NVBDC Advisory board was honored to provide the winning nomination for the 5th year in a row.
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Mission:
The NVBDC is the only Veteran-Owned Business Certification organization developed by Veterans, for Veterans. The purpose is to provide a credible and reliable certifying authority for all size businesses ensuring that valid documentation exists of Veteran ownership and control.
"We believe that our certification program is the one opportunity that will benefit every Veteran Business Owner, their family, their community and the Nation by giving them the certification they will need to do business with State Governments, Federal agencies and the leading corporations in America!"
Richard Miller, Brigadier General (ret) 1st Vice President, NVBDC.
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