Dan Hughes - Knoxville's Local Business Person of the Year 2025
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennsun -- Alignable, the largest online networking platform for small businesses, announces that ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐
๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ!
Alignable's 2025 Local Business Person of the Year Contest reached unparalleled participation levels, logging a whopping 333,000+ votes, 77,000+ recommendations, and 4,750 winners across the U.S. and Canada.
The largest online networking platform for business owners, Alignable.com invited its 9 million+ members to shout-out local business leaders who've gone above and beyond guiding peers and supporting entire communities, amid challenging economic conditions.
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The 2025 contest is Alignable's most popular competition in over six years, with participation surging 20% compared to 2024.
During the 2025 contest, held from January 14 to March 7, 4,750 business ownersโspanning over 4,500 communitiesโwere recognized as winners, including ties. These leaders were honored for their dedication to supporting their peers and communities amid a year of economic challenges.
"In our local business community, we look out for each other and refer businesses down the street or around the corner to help make everyone in town as successful as possible," said Hughes. "And the challenges we've all encountered have compelled many of us to offer counsel to peers fighting to keep their businesses afloat. While I'm thrilled to receive this award, it's really a testament to our entire community."
Hughes received a special badge on his Alignable profile to acknowledge this achievement. In previous years, similar contests have helped winners expand their networks and generate new business opportunities.
In some cases, the most-engaged champions have doubled or tripled their revenue in the year following a contest triumph. And in 2025, even more winners are likely to reap major rewards using the company's just-launched Alignable 360 technology, which uses AI to unlock the full potential of members' networks, turning them into even more powerful growth engines.
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"This contest has supercharged small business relationships, fueling referrals, fresh opportunities, and a wave of mutual support," said Eric Groves, CEO & Co-Founder of Alignable. "Generating more than 77,000 recommendations and 333,000 votes, this friendly competition shows that when small business owners unite, they're unstoppable. It's gratifying to see how strong recognition and relationships can spark such powerful momentum."
To arrange interviews with Dan Hughes and/or an Alignable representative, please contact Chuck Casto at chuck@alignable.com. He also can offer JPEGs and other visuals, as well as local winner testimonials.
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DLH Funding specializes in alternative lending solutions, offering MCA Loans, Equipment Loans, Lines of Credit, Business Term Loans, Factoring, SBA Express, and Working Capital Loans.
Alignable's 2025 Local Business Person of the Year Contest reached unparalleled participation levels, logging a whopping 333,000+ votes, 77,000+ recommendations, and 4,750 winners across the U.S. and Canada.
The largest online networking platform for business owners, Alignable.com invited its 9 million+ members to shout-out local business leaders who've gone above and beyond guiding peers and supporting entire communities, amid challenging economic conditions.
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The 2025 contest is Alignable's most popular competition in over six years, with participation surging 20% compared to 2024.
During the 2025 contest, held from January 14 to March 7, 4,750 business ownersโspanning over 4,500 communitiesโwere recognized as winners, including ties. These leaders were honored for their dedication to supporting their peers and communities amid a year of economic challenges.
"In our local business community, we look out for each other and refer businesses down the street or around the corner to help make everyone in town as successful as possible," said Hughes. "And the challenges we've all encountered have compelled many of us to offer counsel to peers fighting to keep their businesses afloat. While I'm thrilled to receive this award, it's really a testament to our entire community."
Hughes received a special badge on his Alignable profile to acknowledge this achievement. In previous years, similar contests have helped winners expand their networks and generate new business opportunities.
In some cases, the most-engaged champions have doubled or tripled their revenue in the year following a contest triumph. And in 2025, even more winners are likely to reap major rewards using the company's just-launched Alignable 360 technology, which uses AI to unlock the full potential of members' networks, turning them into even more powerful growth engines.
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๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ & ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐
"This contest has supercharged small business relationships, fueling referrals, fresh opportunities, and a wave of mutual support," said Eric Groves, CEO & Co-Founder of Alignable. "Generating more than 77,000 recommendations and 333,000 votes, this friendly competition shows that when small business owners unite, they're unstoppable. It's gratifying to see how strong recognition and relationships can spark such powerful momentum."
To arrange interviews with Dan Hughes and/or an Alignable representative, please contact Chuck Casto at chuck@alignable.com. He also can offer JPEGs and other visuals, as well as local winner testimonials.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
DLH Funding specializes in alternative lending solutions, offering MCA Loans, Equipment Loans, Lines of Credit, Business Term Loans, Factoring, SBA Express, and Working Capital Loans.
Source: Alignable
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