2013 Yef Award Winners

In 2013, the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation awarded 100 Young Entrepreneur Award Scholarships to students across the country. Each award is between $1,000 and $10,000. Student who received the Young Entrepreneur Award are seniors in high school who own and/or operate their own small business. The scholarships are used to help with tuition costs for the winners’ post-secondary education. NFIB’s Young Entrepreneur Foundation awarded $125,000 to deserving young entrepreneurs in 2013.

NFIB Announces:

2013 NFIB Young Entrepreneur of the Year winner
2013 National “Young Entrepreneur” Winners

Meet the 2013 Top 5 National Finalists:

Thank you to all who applied for a 2013 scholarship. The full list of winners is below.

Alabama

Cierra Brinson (Montgomery): NFIB/Phyllis Kennedy Endowment Young Entrepreneur Award
Brent Brantley (Daphne): NFIB/Bob Riley Young Entrepreneur Award

Arizona

Carson Bruns (Phoenix): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award

California

Jay Iyer (Sunnyvale): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award
Sabrina Pineda (Chowcilla): NFIB/EMPLOYERS Young Entrepreneur Award
Sean Burris (Lincoln): NFIB/California Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award
Gina Nguyen (Huntington Beach): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award
Rajiv Samagond (Fremont): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

Colorado

Elizabeth Manfredi (Hoehne): NFIB/El Pomar Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Tyler Haus (Gunnison): NFIB/El Pomar Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Nathaniel Newman (Aurora): NFIB/El Pomar Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Samuel Skipworth (Fort Collins): NFIB/El Pomar Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Clay Patton (Limon): NFIB/El Pomar Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Constance Williams (Lakewood): NFIB/Rick Peam Young Entrepreneur Award
Joanna Swenson (Arvada): NFIB/El Pomar Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Megan Lunsford (Woodland Park): NFIB/El Pomar Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award

Florida

Shea Gouldd (Boynton Beach): Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
Brandon Buck (Belleview): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award
Caitlin Chambers (Parkland): NFIB/EMPLOYERS Young Entrepreneur Award
Alejandro Ramallo (Miami): NFIB/EMPLOYERS Young Entrepreneur Award

Georgia

Diaget Miller (Kennesaw): NFIB/Southern Champion Tray Young Entrepreneur Award
Thomas Ross (Dahlonega): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

Idaho

Dana Drecksel (Pocatello): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award

Illinois

Daniel Floyd (Olympia Fields): Kathy and Richard Duffy Young Entrepreneur Award
Jessica Steinberg (Nortbrook): NFIB/Lloyd E Falconer Young Entrepreneur Award

Indiana

Kathleen Kosnoff (Indianapolis): NFIB/Stella Eckerly Young Entrepreneur Award
Jordan Gillenwater (Crawfordsville): NFIB/Edward J Bowman Young Entrepreneur Award

Iowa

Adam Cline (Bettendorf): Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
Marissa Kleve (Dundee): NFIB/Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association Young Entrepreneur Award
Alisa Behrens (Davenport): NFIB/Iowa Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award

Kansas

Alexander Guinn (Overland Park): NFIB/Holly Austin Young Entrepreneur Award

Louisiana

Avery Theard (New Orleans): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award
Kaleb Lee (Lafayette): NFIB/Louisiana Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award

Massachusetts

Ingrid Li (Winchester): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award
Lena Mirisola (Westford): NFIB/Massachusetts Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award
Isaac Bates (Douglas): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

Maryland

Daniel Crystal (Owings Mills): NFIB/Wells Fargo Young Entrepreneur Award
Joshua Kohn (Gaithersburg): NFIB/Reinhardt Young Entrepreneur Award

Michigan

Aaron Bosgraaf (Hudsonville): NFIB/Michigan Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award
Cameron Zvara (Bay City): NFIB/Michigan Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award

Minnesota

Brendon Speck (Bemidji): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

Missouri

Nathan Welty (Camdenton): NFIB/Charlie Russer Young Entrepreneur Award
Nathan Welty (Camdenton): NFIB/Debin Benish Young Entrepreneur Award
Jack Cohen (St. Louis): NFIB/BizUnite Young Entrepreneur Award
Miranda Curtis (St. Louis): NFIB/BizUnite Young Entrepreneur Award
Katie Young (Troy): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award

Nebraska

Jordan Paine (Oxford): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award
Natalie Murrish (Kearney): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

New Hampshire

Gabriela Defregger (Gilford): NFIB/Alan D. Greenberg Young Entrepreneur Award
Joseph Parker (Merrimack): NFIB/Alan D. Greenberg Young Entrepreneur Award
Victoria Haley (Amherst): NFIB/Alan D. Greenberg Young Entrepreneur Award

New Jersey

Jonathon Furer (Cranford): NFIB/ New Jersey Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award

New York

Reed D’Agostino (Ballston Lake): NFIB/J. Andrew Lange Young Entrepreneur Award
Cyrus Summerlin (Brooklyn): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award
Victoria Anchor (Cape Vincent): NFIB/ New York Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award
Megan Andersen (Long Eddy): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

North Carolina

Kelby Roberson (Williamston): NFIB/Speaker Harold J. Brubaker Young Entrepreneur Award
Taylor Joyner (Nashville): NFIB/North Carolina Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award

North Dakota

Layne Pfliiger (Washburn): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

Ohio

Lauren Blumberg (Loveland): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award
Leanna Bachman (Carroll): NFIB/Hank Kopcial Young Entrepreneur Award
Jessica Zurcher (Amherst): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award
Austin Eckhardt (strasburg): NFIB/Wells Fargo Young Entrepreneur Award
Samantha Hayes (Cincinnati): NFIB/Daniel J. Mirto Young Entrepreneur Award

Oklahoma

Jackson Stewart (Tulsa): NFIB/Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Mai Ka Ying Vang (Tulsa): NFIB/Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Rafael Estrada (Tulsa): NFIB/Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Kaleb Holdman (Tulsa): NFIB/Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award
Jacy Gillenwaters (Mooreland): NFIB/Harold Cogman Young Entrepreneur Award
Anthony Wolfe (Claremore): NFIB/Michael Bozzone Young Entrepreneur Award

Oregon

Andrew Miles (Silver Lake): Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
Courtney Budge (Sherwood): NFIB/American Health Insurance Young Entrepreneur Award
Taylor Becker (Lebanon): NFIB/DDC Advocacy Young Entrepreneur Award

Pennsylvania

Tyler Shiner (Landisville): NFIB/Kathleen V. Shivers Young Entrepreneur Award
Rachael Hoge (Mercer): NFIB/Tom and Bonnie Musser Young Entrepreneur Award
Adriene Petrillo (York): NFIB/Reinhardt Young Entrepreneur Award

South Carolina

Mark Davis (Hilton Head): NFIB/Intuit Young Entrepreneur Award
Jordan Hoard (West Columbia): NFIB/June Lennon Young Entrepreneur Award

Tennessee

Austin Freels (Brentwood ): NFIB/SunTrust Young Entrepreneur Award
Kiya Lacey (Nashville): NFIB/SunTrust Young Entrepreneur Award
Nicholus Bussell (Carthage): NFIB/Tennessee Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award
Daniel van der Merwe (Knoxville): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

Texas

Wesley Cossick (Spring): Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
Alexander Crisara (Austin): NFIB/Eddie Boykin Young Entrepreneur Award
Grace Li (Manvel): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award
Jacob Fleming (Graham): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award
Brooke Jensen (Plano): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award
Katherine Buerger (Seguin): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

Utah

Jeffrey Coons (Spanish Fork): NFIB/National Auto Auction Association Young Entrepreneur Award

Virginia

Andrew Storms (Wytheville): NFIB/David and Diane Guernsey Young Entrepreneur Award
Rebecca Maurer (Fredericksburg): NFIB/Virginia Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award
Nibal El Aridi (Glen Allen): NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

Washington

Jesse Sheldon (Spokane Valley): NFIB/DECA Young Entrepreneur Award
Donavon Preiser (Auburn): NFIB/Betty and Steve Neighbors Young Entrepreneur Award
Mikaela Pederson (Bellingham): NFIB/Washington Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award
Lucas Holtgeerts (Anacortes): NFIB/Washington Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award