The Emerging Leaders-Kelly Conklin

The Emerging Leaders Initiative is an intensive executive-level series intended to accelerate the growth of high-potential small businesses…this comprehensive curriculum provides the tools to catapult your company to the next level and help it emerge as a force in your community.

Our own president, Kelly just graduated! (on the right)

We were so excited to be a part of supporting and bringing the U.S. Small Business Administration‘s #EmergingLeaders program to VT!

Congratulations to the graduates who were recognized last night, including VBSR members: Prudent Living, Vermont Integrated Architecture, P.C., White + Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc., Mondo Mediaworks, Vermont Kitchen Supply, Gordon’s Window Decor, Aqua Vitea Kombucha, Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio (JMMDS), Green Mountain Software. – copy and photo courtesy of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility.

“I feel incredibly fortunate to have been in the inaugural Emerging Leaders class here in Vermont. Over the past seven months I have worked along side 19 incredibly talented business owners to create a three strategic plan for Gordon’s that is actionable, engaging and fueled by passion.” , Kelly exclaimed.

Gordon’s is celebrating our 30th anniversary, being a small, family business designing, manufacturing and installing custom window treatments. Made in Vermont, by Vermonters.