Vermont Business Magazine The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will celebrate the 2026 Vermont Small Business Persons of the Year June 11 in Burlington. Also to be honored at the event hosted by VermontBiz Magazine are the category winners.
The SBA will recognize Diane Abruzzini and Colin Riggs of Rigorous Technology Inc for their impact and economic contributions in Vermont on June 11 at Hula in Burlington. Rigorous is an industrial robotics company based in Williston. Since founding Rigorous in 2020 as a homebased business, Diane and Colin have grown their operations to include a team of 12, currently occupying 10,000 square feet across multiple buildings.
June 11, 2026
Time 11:30 am - 3 pm
Join VermontBiz and U.S. Small Business Administration as we celebrate the 2026 Vermont SBA Award Winners!
Registration: 11:30am
Luncheon: 12:00pm
Award Ceremony: 12:30pm
Networking: 2:00pm
Ceremony and Networking Reception
$25 per person
If you have any questions about the event email
Ellen Sheehey at [email protected].
2026 Vermont Small Business Persons of the Year
Colin Riggs and Diane Abruzzini Riggs
Rigorous Technology, Inc
2026 Vermont Veteran Owned Business of the Year
Joy VerPlanck
JVP Creative Solutions
2026 Vermont Woman-Owned Business of the Year
Jennifer Mayhew, MPH, PMP
Vermont Healthcare Consulting, LLC
vermonthealthcareconsulting.com
2026 Vermont Exporter Business of the Year
Ben Clark
Ann Clark Ltd.
2026 Vermont Manufacturer of the Year
Matthew Renna
Queen City Dry Goods LLC
2026 Vermont Family-Owned Business of the Year
Lindsay DesLauriers and Adam DesLauriers
Bolton Valley Resort
2026 Vermont & New England Microenterprise of the Year
Debra Townsend and Hannah Townsend Allain
Douglas Sweets
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