(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) October 20, 2020 -- FASTSIGNS® of San Diego, CA - Mira Mesa was recently awarded the Small Business of the Year Award in the 'Creative Pivot' category by the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. Award winners were announced Thursday, October 8 in the afternoon at the 2020 Virtual Small Business Awards event.
This award recognizes an organization that is dedicated to helping others and making a positive impact in the community during this time of crisis/uncertainty.
“We are thrilled to have received this award from the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce,” said Shane Beard, franchisee at FASTSIGNS of San Diego, CA - Mira Mesa. “I’m passionate about small business, and we are happy to have served the needs of our local community during the pandemic and provide products that helped people live and work safely.”
Shane Beard and his team continue to assist local businesses and organizations as they have reopened during the pandemic and move forward into 2021.
“Our FASTSIGNS centers quickly adjusted their business models to provide everything from COVID-19 and social distancing signs to safety screens and shields to PPE across all industries. We’re fortunate to have a business model that allows our franchisees to be nimble and respond quickly to whatever their communities need the most,” said Catherine Monson, CEO at FASTSIGNS International, Inc. and Chair of the International Franchising Association, the organization that has assisted with the crafting of the COVID-19 relief bills and the CARES ACT, to support small business owners during the pandemic.