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On March 3, Christina Hilt of Potwheelz was named as the winner for Gulf Breeze’s 2018 Small Businessperson of the Year! Competition criteria focused on local SMB role models, who are dedicated to helping other small businesspeople succeed. After an extended round of nominations, top nominees advanced to the finalist stage, where local Alignable members voted for their favorite candidate. See Potwheelz profile on Alignable…

From IGC Magazine (Independent Garden Center Magazine), pages 26-27: IGC Show garden center buyers voted for their favorites in the New Product Zone during the 11th annual trade show and conference in August. A favorite among IGC Show-goers, the Potwheelz Garden Dolly from Potwheelz of Gulf Breeze, FL, won the Best New Product second-place award. Potwheelz President Christina Hilt and her husband and Director of Marketing & Logistics, Verne, developed the idea for the ergonomic hand truck after recognizing the need for one in the market. The IGC Show proved fruitful for Potwheelz, as the Hilts wrote orders and were surprised when their product won the honor. The inspiration for the products started at home. “We do a fair amount of container gardening,” Verne says. “As we got older, it became a bit of a headache to move the heavier pots and plants around. We tried to find something that