OKLAHOMA CITY – Ahead of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced this year’s Small Business Persons of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam.
Greg Costley, owner of Costley Enterprises. Inc. was selected as Oklahoma’s Small Business Person of the Year for 2026. Local resident, Shelley Lynch with Lynch 3F’s Poultry and Rabbit Processing out of Checotah was also chosen as the Oklahoma Blue Collar Small Business of the Year.
“These entrepreneurs represent the very best of Oklahoma’s small busi- ness community,” said Regional Administrator Justin Crossie. “Across Oklahoma, they are driving growth, creating jobs and expanding opportunity in ways that strengthen our economy from the ground up.”
Each year, the SBA celebrates National Small Business Week by recognizing the achievements of outstanding small business owners and entrepreneurs across the United States. Costley, along with other state winners, were invited to attend ceremonies in Washington, D.C. on May 3-4, where winners were honored with their individual award along with special recognition of the national runner-up and the naming of the 2026 National Small Business Person of the Year.
“These entrepreneurs take the risk of opening a small business, help invest in their communities across Oklahoma, and create important jobs for Oklahomans,” Fernanda Pedraza-Schmitt, Oklahoma SBA District Director said. “They represent the entrepreneurial spirit that drives Oklahoma’s success.”
Local awards winners include:
Oklahoma Small Business Person of the Year
Greg Costley, Costley
Enterprises, Inc., Broken Arrow
Oklahoma Manufacturer of the Year Stacey Schmidt, OGI Process Equipment, Sand Springs Entrepreneurial Success Award
Tracy Copeland, TGI Enterprises, INC, Tulsa Oklahoma Rural Small Business of the Year Shelly Boren, Shelly’s Stigler Café, Stigler Oklahoma Blue Collar Small Business of the Year Shelley Lynch, Lynch 3F’s Poultry and Rabbit Processing, Checotah
Oklahoma Veteran Small Business of the Year
Rodlin and Mia Doyle, Allied Community Services, Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Young Entrepreneur of the Year Michael Jackson, Jaxson Construction, Bixby
Oklahoma Encore Entrepreneur of the Year Greg Dimery, Fenway Enterprises, Oklahoma City Oklahoma FamilyOwned Business of the Year Ali Sevier, Royal Printing, Oklahoma City
SBA Home-Based Business of the Year Starla Halcomb, LEAD Training, Stillwater
Oklahoma Small Business Champion Jonah Toey, Partner Tulsa, Tulsa To get involved in the National Small Business Week activities and see all the 2026 awardees, visit www.sba.gov/nsbw.
