Brandt Ronat & Company Named Business of the Year

Melbourne, Florida
Brandt Ronat & Company was named 2003 Business of the Year in the 1 – 10 employee category by the Melbourne Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented at the Business Achievement and Best Places to Work Awards Banquet at the Eau Gallie Yacht Club.

“Brandt Ronat & Company is proud to be recognized as a Business of the Year, as I believe the tenacity and spirit of invention frequently shown by small business is necessary to growing healthy economies across the country," said Linda Brandt, President of Brandt Ronat & Company."But honoring a business really honors the individuals who work in the business; they are the talent, the fuel and the reason it works so well."

Front row: Linda Brandt, Bill Ronat, Tina Shea (holding Candy the cat)
Middle row: Jill Sparks, Amanda Petranek, Jenise Oberwetter
Back row: Julian Bennett, Ryan Brandt, Rayna Black

Each company nominated was reviewed by a selection committee under criteria provided by the Small Business Administration on what constitutes a successful company. To qualify for the award, nominees must be members of the Melbourne Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and have been in business at least three years.

Brandt Ronat & Company has served clients throughout the United States since 1989. BRC provides strategic creative planning in all phases of brand development, identity management and advertising, working for such diverse clients as the Space Foundation (Colorado), Florida Space Authority, IDB-IIC Federal Credit Union (Washington, D.C.), The Viera Company, The Bank Brevard, Wyoming Children’s Society (Cheyenne), Mike Gatto, Inc. and Keys Federal Credit Union (Key West).