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Company: Small Business Television Network, St. Louis, MO
Company Description: Small Business Television Network (SBTV) is an innovative multi-platform media company that provides small business owners news and information to help them manage, grow and protect their businesses. We distribute our content both on the web and on TV with our unique magazine style show, Small Business Beat.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Most Innovative Company

Company: Staples, Framingham, MA
Company Description: Staples, Inc. is the world's largest office products retailer. With 2003 sales of $13 billion, Staples serves customers in 19 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered outside of Boston, Staples operates approximately 1,600 office superstores and also serves its customers through mail order catalog, e-commerce and contract businesses.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories

Company: Budco, Highland Park, Michigan
Company Description: Budco works with some of the world’s leading companies, that choose to outsource non-core functions, in the areas of marketing and distribution. We focus on helping organizations build and strengthen relationships with their key business and consumer audiences and design and execute Solutions using our in-house marketing and distribution resources creatively and innovatively.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories

Company: American Equity Mortgage, St. Louis, Missouri
Company Description: With a loan volume over $2.4 billion in 2004, St. Louis-based American Equity Mortgage is one of the leading mortgage bankers in the country. Operating 43 branches and closing loans in 23 states, the 600-employee company’s reach spans from Washington and California to Florida and Maryland. American Equity has received numerous awards for customer service, entrepreneurship and community service.

Company: S&M NuTec, N. Kansas City, Missouri
Company Description: S&M NuTec develops innovative, practical, top-quality products to provide value for the welfare of pets and pet owners. Entrepreneurial spirit including, passion, risk-taking, innovation plus great attitudes and dedication have propelled S&M NuTec to the #1 dog treat for the pet industry in the USA in 2003 and projected to be #1 in the world in 2004, after just 7 years of sales.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories

Company: UroSolutions, Inc.
Company Description: UroSolutions, Inc, has only six employees, but its innovative health care product, the UroCycler, has won 14 region, state, and national awards. Dr. David Flinchbaugh, founder and inventor, set up manufacturing in 2002 to produce 1,000 units/day. Seven patents describe this totally unique bladder management system, a urological breakthrough benefitting indwelling catheter users.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories

Company: SC Johnson, Racine, Wisconsin
Company Description: SC Johnson is a leading provider of innovative consumer products in the area of air care, home cleaning, home storage, insect control and personal care. Some familiar brands include Glade®, Windex®, Ziploc®, OFF! ® and Edge®. SC Johnson has operations in more than 70 countries worldwide, employs 12,000 people and has an estimated annual sales of more than $6 billion.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories

Company: KV Pharmaceutical, St. Louis, MO
Company Description: KV Pharmaceutical is a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company developing and marketing technology- distinguished branded and generic/non- branded prescription pharmaceuticals. The Company markets its products through ETHEX Corporation, a national leader in pharmaceuticals competing with branded products, and Ther-Rx Corporation, its branded drug subsidiary.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories

Company: Intuit QuickBook: Online Edition, Mountain View, CA
Company Description: QuickBooks: Online Edition (QB: OE) is Intuit’s online version of the popular business financial management solution for small and midsize companies.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Best New Product or Service

Nomination Title: Intuit, QuickBooks: Online Edition

Company: Aaron Barrada, Inc., Hunker, PA
Company Description: PottieStickers® is a multi-award-winning product makeing toilet training easier with less hassel. Aaron Barrada, Inc's ingenious product has won over 7 prestigious awards in only a few months. PottieStickers is the leader in positive reward toilet training systems today recognized for its portability in traveling lifestyles. The creator was named Feb. Entrepreneur of the Month.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories