Last Nights Award Ceremony
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Last night Sprouts celebrated after accepting the award for the Small Business of the Year. We are so proud to be honored and had a great time at the event. The award ceremony took place at the PGA Resort in Palm Beach Gardens. Sharon was one of four award winners recognized by the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce. With over 300 people in attendance, the event was a great success and a huge complement. Sharon gave a quick speech to thank all those who made it possible and dedicated the award to her mother, Rose Quercioli. To see more photos from our evening, click here to check out our album on our Sprouts Facebook page!
Sharon stands among the other honorees and the Chamber Board of Directors.
Tonight is the Night!
Posted by Kelly
Tonight is the night of the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Awards Ceremony! We are all very excited to be taking part in such an event. It will be taking place at the beautiful PGA Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens. Be sure to check in with us tomorrow for more details and photos from the ceremony. All of us girls will be getting all dolled up!
Sprouts Wins Small Business of the Year Award, 2009
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Sharon talks with a disbelieving customer about Sprouts products
Sprouts! Inc., is proud to be honored on June 4th as the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year. Sprouts garnered the prestigious award after being carefully evaluated upon a number of criteria: uniqueness and quality of the company’s product line; customer service; management style and problem-solving ability; commitment to the local community and nonprofit institutions.
Sharon Quercioli founded Sprouts over five years ago, continuing her lifelong path as an entrepreneur and innovator and playing on her over twenty years in the recycle industry. Sprouts recycled paper products include greeting cards, bookmarks, Blooming Boxes™ and a host of custom marketing pieces − all of which grow flowers when planted. Sprouts products can be purchased directly from the company’s Web site (www.sproutem.com) or custom printed to accommodate various volumes, sizes and print specifications. Instead of being discarded and contributing to landfill waste, Sprouts paper can be planted in the earth…and a beautiful garden will grow!
Quercioli believes it is her duty to give back to the community as well as the planet. Since its inception five years ago, Sprouts has assisted and partnered with a number of charitable organizations to help raise funds and awareness. These organizations include: The Office Depot Foundation, ArtiGras, ArtFest, Hospice of Palm Beach County, African Rain Forest Conservancy, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, The American Lung Association, Palm Beach Community College, Race for the Cure, Wheel Chairs for Kids, Quantum House, Florida Resource Center for Women and Children, Resource Depot and Healing Touch Buddies. In addition to these efforts, Quercioli serves on the Board of Directors for Healing Touch Buddies and the Steering Committee for the Northern Palm Beach County Women in Business Council. She also serves on the Small Business Council for the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce and facilitates its CEO Connection program.
In 2008, Sprouts jumped onto the national stage after launching its “Bee Kind” campaign with the creation of a paper embedded with 100% pollinator-friendly flower seeds. Haagen-Dazs utilized this paper for a marketing piece that was inserted into Newsweek magazine. Recently, a number of large corporations (Publix, Samsung, Virgin Mobile and the Oprah Winfrey Network) have also turned to Sprouts! in a search for high-impact marketing pieces.
Sprouts is blooming in today’s highly competitive and environmentally conscious world despite the recent economic slowdown, and its corporate clients are reaping wow-factor benefits through significantly increased return on investment. Quercioli attributes her company’s success to “hard work, uncompromising customer service and the ability to create a truly unique product in step with today’s growing eco conscious world.”
