2014 EY Entrepreneur of the Year NJ Winners

On June 26th, New Jersey finalists for the 2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award gathered at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick for an awards gala. Marketsmith, Inc. founder, Monica C. Smith, and her fellow finalists spent the evening networking and celebrating at the black tie event. At the end of the night, Ernst & Young announced the Entrepreneur of the Year NJ winners, each of whom will go on to compete for the country title in San Diego.

We at Marketsmith, Inc. are extremely proud of Smith’s accomplishments as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, and we would also like to congratulate all of the other finalists on their highly impressive achievements. From the pool of finalists, Ernst & Young has selected ten entrepreneurs across ten categories to progress to the next stage of the awards program. We congratulate each and every one of them on this prestigious honor, and wish them the best of luck in competition at the national level.

Name	Category	Company
Marc Essenfield	Retail & Consumer Products	Tribeca Oven
Dr. John Hajjar	Health Systems	Sovereign Medical Systems
Scott Staples	IT Systems	Mindtree
Jeff Braverman	Family Business	Nuts.com
Ron Lombardi	Services	Sports Care Institute
Jim Preuningrer	Technology	Amber Road Inc.
Jason Cohen	Emerging Entrepreneur	Rickland Orchards
Marc Eisenberg	Marketing and Communications	OrbComm
Dr. Paul Wotton	Life Sciences	Antares Pharma
Albert Salama	Distribution & Manufacturing	Sabert Holding Corp.