redpepper, an advertising, marketing and public relations firm with offices in Atlanta and Nashville, was recently honored by being named one of Gwinnett County, Georgia’s top small businesses of the year by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.

Awarded the 2008 Gwinnett Small Business Person of the Year for the 10 – 99 employee category, redpepper was selected from more than 300 nominations based on above-average growth and profitability, growth in number of employees, contributions to the community, overcoming adversity, original entrepreneurship and more, as defined by the Small Business Administration for their statewide and national awards. 

Twenty-two additional small businesses were also honored at the April 17 dinner and named to the prestigious “Pinnacle Top 25” for demonstrating extraordinary growth and contributions to the community.

redpepper partner Dave McMullen attributes the company’s growth to the redpepper philosophy.

“Our purpose is to foster an environment where creativity thrives and benefits others,” said McMullen.  “We believe in creating a unique work environment of people who love what they do.  You spend at least one third of your day at work, so why not strive to be happy while you’re there?”

redpepper has grown in leaps and bounds – an incredible 492 percent growth and 21 employees over the last five years. With clients such as CAO Cigars, Gwinnett CVB, the City of Norcross, Averitt Express, John Deere Boots, the City of Suwanee and more, growth is not expected to curb in the near future.

“We recently won bids for work with Silverton Bank and an exciting new project at the University of South Carolina with Holder Properties,” said McMullen. “We look forward to defending our title in 2009.”

“The redpepper team is thrilled to be recognized for our amazing growth by the Gwinnett Chamber.”

Formerly known as the Small Business Person of the Year Awards, the Pinnacle Small Business Awards Presented by Haven Trust Bank are among the Chamber’s most prestigious awards. The black-tie optional celebration recognized both emerging companies as well as companies that have exhibited a substantial history as an established business.

About redpepper
redpepper is a full-service advertising and strategic marketing agency that specializes in helping clients distinguish themselves in today’s cluttered marketplace.  redpepper has been responsible for the launching of brands and companies of all sizes, all over the country, giving our clients every possible opportunity to grow, prosper and succeed.

In an industry where imagination is the ultimate resource, redpepper works hard to create an environment where creativity thrives so all others benefit.  We pride ourselves on being a different kind of ad agency – and a different kind of work environment entirely.  This vision and hard work have paid off: redpepper was ranked No. 646 on the 2007 Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies and 61st in our industry nationwide.