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Relevant Public Relations President Barton Horowitz of Staten Island, N.Y.,
Chamber CEO Linda Baran Applauded By Congressman McMahon as SBA
Honorees
Date:5/13/2010
Horowitz, former senior business writer and columnist for the Staten Island Advance, is presented with
the Small Business Administration's prestigious 2010 Financial Services Champion of the Year Award,
New York district; Ms. Baran is recognized with the Women in Business Champion of the Year Award.
Staten Island, NY (PRWEB) May 13, 2010 -- U.S. Congressman Michael E. McMahon has commended
Barton Horowitz and Linda Baran, both from Staten Island, N.Y., for being among this year’s U.S.
Small Business Administration award winners. In April, the New York District Office of the SBA
honored six of the area’s top small-business advocates in celebration of National Small Business Week.
At the April 23 awards ceremony in Manhattan, Horowitz, president of Relevant Public Relations LLC;
Ms. Baran, president and CEO of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, and four others, were
honored for being champions of small businesses. Horowitz was presented with the prestigious 2010
Financial Services Champion of the Year Award. Ms. Baran was recognized with the Women in
Business Champion of the Year Award.
“I applaud District Director Pravina Raghavan and her SBA staff for recognizing the contributions that
Bart Horowitz and Linda Baran have made to Staten Island’s business community for the last two
decades,” said Rep. Michael E. McMahon. “And I’m extremely proud that two of the six winners
announced today by the SBA are from Staten Island. Bart and Linda are tireless advocates for small
businesses and I look forward to working with them going forward to improve economic opportunities
throughout the borough.”
Both Islanders were been nominated for the awards by Dean L. Balsamini, director of the Small
Business Development Center (SBDC) at the College of Staten Island.
“I am especially proud that the nominees I submitted on behalf of the SBDC at CSI were selected and
honored … by the SBA,” Balsamini said. “… Both Linda Baran and Bart Horowitz have been strong
advocates for small-business initiatives on Staten Island; and I congratulate them for their welldeserved
awards.”
Relevant Public Relations may be visited online at http://www.RelevantPR.com.
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