Carlsbad Small Business Excellence Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity.

Carlsbad Food Tours has been selected for the 2017 Carlsbad Small Business Excellence Award
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each
category. The 2017 Carlsbad Small Business Excellence Award Program focuses on quality, not
quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the
Carlsbad Small Business Excellence Award Program and data provided by third parties.

The Carlsbad Small Business Excellence Awards recognizes outstanding small businesses that serve the Carlsbad area.

Each year, our selection committee identifies businesses that we believe
have achieved outstanding marketing success in their local community and business classification.
Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and
implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value. These are small
businesses that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers
and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Carlsbad area a vibrant and vital
place to live.

The Carlsbad Small Business Excellence Awards was established to reward the best of small
businesses in Carlsbad. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade
groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our
mission is to award the small business community’s contributions to the U.S. economy.

The owner of Carlsbad Food Tours, Cherimarie Poulos also won the Women-owned Small Business for 2017 with the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce.
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www.carlsbadfoodtours.com