Impact PR & Communications, Ltd. (IPR&C), a public relations and marketing firm based in New York’s Hudson Valley region, has been named the Women-Owned Small Business of the Year for 2024 by the Metro New York District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). A New York state-certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE), IPR&C was lauded along with the area’s top entrepreneurs and small business advocates at an award ceremony on May 9. The awards recognize companies that have demonstrated growth, success, job creation or retention and community involvement, as well as individuals who have mentored and/or championed small businesses.
Winners were nominated and selected from within the SBA’s Metro New York district, which includes New York City, Long Island and the downstate counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester.
“We invited elected officials, SBA Partners and members of the small-business community to join us and honor our winners whose contributions have helped strengthen the U.S. economy,” said SBA District Director John Mallano.
“It’s an honor for our team to have been recognized in the company of other groundbreaking small businesses in New York – and on the heels of our agency’s 10th anniversary,” said Filomena Fanelli, founder and CEO, IPR&C.
The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small-business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow, or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster.
Impact PR & Communications is an award-winning strategic public relations and marketing firm. Founded in 2014, the company offers media relations, copywriting, reputation management, thought leadership, community engagement and social media services to a variety of category-leading clients throughout the tri-state region and beyond.
