Olympic Hot Tub Company Owner Named
SBA Small Business Person of the Year
Alice Cunningham, founder and owner of Olympic Hot Tub Company has been named Washington State SBA Small Business Person of the Year 2002.
Alice Cunningham and her husband, Blair Osborn, founded Olympic Hot Tub Company in 1977; it is the oldest spa and hot tub company in the Northwest. With retail stores in Seattle, Fife, and Everett, and a sales and service center in Tukwila, the company employs 30 and has a customer base of over 12,000 in the greater Puget Sound and Southeast Alaska. Cunningham is responsible for sales and marketing for the company.
Upon hearing that she had won the SBA award, Alice Cunningham said, "We are so honored to receive this award from the SBA. Our thanks and appreciation go to our employees, without whom we would not be where we are today. When the employees know the company has the respect of the community and that the job we do is considered the best anywhere, the sense of pride in the company is tremendous. That sense of pride then comes through in every interaction with customers." Cunningham added, "The primary lessons I have learned in business are to earn customers' trust by exceeding their expectations, and to hire good people and treat them well."
The annual SBA awards competition is held in conjunction with National Small Business Week, which the President declares as a special opportunity to honor the nation's small business owners. This year Small Business Week will be celebrated May 6 - 10.
SBA Press Release
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