Featured Events
2021 Business Awards Luncheon
Meridian Chamber Business Awards
sponsored by:
- Small Business of the Year 1-10 Employees: Truffle's Etc.
- Small Business of the Year 11-50 Employees: SOLV
- Business of the Year 50+ Employees: St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center
- Business Leader of the Year: Connie Miller
- Most Successful COVID Pivot of the Year: IBL Events
- New Business of the Year: CRAVE Delivery
- Health & Wellness Business of the Year: Northpoint Recovery
- Women-Owned Business of the Year: Idaho Websites
- Travel & Tourism Business of the Year: Vertical View Gym
- Nonprofit/Philanthropic Business of the Year: Meridian Foodbank
About the Keynote Speaker: Karen Appelgren is the Business Retention and Expansion Program Manager at the Idaho Department of Commerce. She leads a team that supports existing Idaho companies and strengthens communities across the state to spur economic vitality and ensure a business -friendly environment. Karen brings to the role an extensive background in small business consulting, finance, marketing, public relations, sales, organizational leadership, teaching and career services. Karen’s experience includes nearly seven years developing, launching, and leading the Zions Bank Business Resource Center. Prior to that, she helped relaunch an earlier version of the Women’s Business Center of Idaho. In both positions, Karen provided customized one-on-one business consulting while creating and delivering workshops to help aspiring or established small business owners start, grow, and finance their ventures.
Karen serves in an advisory capacity on the Idaho Manufacturing Alliance board, the Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce board, and the Idaho Economic Development Association board. She has been a mentor for Boise State University’s Venture College since its inception and served for three years as Co- Chair for the Grow Track at Boise Startup Week. Karen was selected as a 2016 Idaho Business Review Excellence in Finance Honoree as well as a 2016 Idaho Business Review Women of the Year Honoree. Karen graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. She is a graduate of the 2016 Washington Bankers Association’s Executive Development Program.
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Date and Time
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM MDT
August 31st, 2021
11:30 AM - Buffet Opens
Program begins at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Galaxy Event Center
1385 S Blue Marlin Lane
Meridian, ID
Fees/Admission
$35 Individual Ticket
$250 Corporate Table of 5 - signage and preferred/reserved seating
Contact Information
Meridian Chamber of Commerce, 208.888.2817
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