Awards

Interise Awards 

Interise is pleased to have our innovative and effective approach to small business development recognized by leaders in the field.

2008 SBANE Innovation Award

Interise won the 2008 Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE) Innovation Award—the first year that SBANE created a separate category for not-for-profit organizations. SBANE Innovation Awards recognize small businesses in New England that offer a valued, innovative service to customers. Notable past winners of the prestigious award include Staples, Ben & Jerry's, Nantucket Nectars, iRobot, and Zipcar.
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Small Business Administration Emerging 200 (e200)

In 2008, Interise won a competitive bidding process to become the national training provider for the Small Business Association's (SBA) Emerging 200 program. This brings our StreetWise Steps to Small Business Growth™ curriculum to ten cities around the country, including: Albuquerque; Atlanta; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Des Moines; Memphis; Milwaukee; New Orleans; and Philadelphia.

The pilot program launched in 2008 was so successful that the SBA renewed the initiative in 2009, adding five new cities: Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, FL, and Portland, OR. Learn more.

Entrepreneur Awards

We are especially proud of our entrepreneurs who have also been recognized for their innovative and socially responsible businesses.

  • Larry Maganzini, General Services, Inc., Boston 2008, 2009 SBANE Profitable Connections Award
  • Susan Labandibar, Tech Networks of Boston, Boston 2004, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) 2008 and 2009 Inner City 100 Award
  • Glynn Lloyd, City Fresh Foods, Boston 2004, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) 2008 Inner City 100 Award
  • Linda Moraski, PeopleServe, Inc., Boston 2008, New England Women Business Owners (NEWBO) 2008 Quest Award