Westampton Man Wins Miles Award 2006
Robert Vogelbacher, 24, president of Men of Steel of Burlington County, wins Miles Award 2006 and title Young Entrepreneur of Southern New Jersey 2006. Secondary winners include Miss New Jersey, Moorestown Landscaper, Westmont Mortgage Broker, Solar Panel Innovator and Fabricated Palm Tree Specialist.
MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY (May 2006) – Miles Technologies is proud to announce that Robert Vogelbacher, 24, founder and president of Men of Steel, a Burlington County company that fabricates rebar, is the winner of the Miles Award 2006 and is the Young Entrepreneur of Southern New Jersey 2006. Chris Miles, 35, president and founder of Miles Technologies of Moorestown, and creator of the Miles Award, presented the Miles Award 2006 to Vogelbacher during a ceremony on May 19 at The Enterprise Center at BCC in Mount Laurel, Burlington County.
Vogelbacher has seen his company's revenues explode in one year from $50,000 to $1.5 million. He has also overseen a work force that increased from three employees shortly after the company started in July 2004 to 14, a number that may change soon as Vogelbacher is planning to hire more employees. The business recently grew out of its 6,000-square-foot location and moved into a 30,000-square-foot building. Vogelbacher attributes his success to the Men of Steel staff and his two mentors - his father, Ray Vogelbacher, owner of Crossroads Construction in Burlington Township and Dan Carlin, owner of Adelphia Metals Inc. in Cherry Hill.
The full list of winners of the Miles Award 2006, and their placements, follows:
Winner - Miles Award 2006 - Young Entrepreneur of Southern New Jersey
Robert Vogelbacher
Owner, Men of Steel
Edgewater Park , New Jersey
Age 24
Runners-Up - Miles Award 2006 - Young Entrepreneur of Southern New Jersey
David Hoffman – Second Place
Owner, Hoffman Landscape Contractors
Moorestown , New Jersey
Age 26
Nicholas J. Mink – Third Place
Owner, Brink Mortgage
Westmont , New Jersey
Age 27
Miles Emerging Young Entrepreneurs of Southern New Jersey 2006
Robert Wear
Owner, Oasis Illusions
Gloucester County , New Jersey
Age 20
Todd Horton
Owner, Horton Consulting
Voorhees , New Jersey
Age 24
Greg Digneo
Owner, Systems of Apollo
Clementon , New Jersey
Age 23
Julie Robenhymer
Owner, Mullica Hill Bridal
Mullica Hill , New Jersey
Age 24
* Miss New Jersey 2005/2006
Conceptualized by Burlington County Award-Winning Entrepreneur Chris Miles, the Miles Young Entrepreneur Award gives recognition to progressive young business owners under the age of 30 operating businesses in Southern New Jersey . Chris Miles started his first company at the age of 12 and founded Miles Technologies at the age of 26 in 1997.
The Entrepreneurs Forum of Southern New Jersey, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering the development of entrepreneurial ideas and ventures and improving the success rate of emerging, growth-oriented companies in South Jersey and the Center for Innovation of Rowan University endorse the Miles Award endeavor. The award is in its second year. The Miles Award 2007 winner will be the third South Jersey young entrepreneur recognized by the distinction.
Hosted by Miles Technologies, the awards presentation event May 19, which drew more than 120 South Jersey business professionals, as well as coverage by the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and SJ Magazine, boasted the following leading sponsors:
Gold Sponsor
Weir & Partners LLP, http://www.weirpartners.com .
Corporate Sponsors
Alberts Transportation, http://www.albertstransportation.com .
Archer & Greiner, http://www.archerlaw.com .
Boomerang, http://www.boomerangusa.com .
DocuVault, http://www.docuvault.com .
Enterprise Center at BCC, http://www.enterprisebcc.net .
Gable Peritz Mishkin, http://www.gpmllp.net .
Holman Automotive, http://www.holmanauto.com .
PromotionUltraSource.com, http:// www.PromotionUltraSource.com .
Team Builders Plus, http://www.TeamBuildersPlus.com .
HostRemote, http://www.hostremote.net .
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