Years of hard work and tireless dedication pay off in business management and our CEO and Founder, Alan Homewood is a true testament to that statement. We are happy to announce that Alan was recognized by the Columbus Chamber and Small Business Council with the 2008 Small Business Leader Award this afternoon at the organization’s annual luncheon.

Starting in 1999, Alan meticulously built 2Checkout from the ground up while striving to help small businesses sell online and apply a secure e-commerce platform to their websites. His hard work has paid off in many ways including today’s recognition from industry peers.

Making the award even more meaningful, a number of highly successful Central Ohio small businesses competed for the 2008 award and four seemingly unbeatable entrepreneurs remained as finalists along with Alan and 2Checkout. While graciously accepting the award, Alan took the time to thank the chamber for its service to the small business community, recognized the quality of this year’s competition and then was quick to reflect the attention away from himself by crediting the entire 2Checkout family by stating, “this is not a ME award… this is a WE award!”

Congratulations Alan! We appreciate your leadership as well as the time and dedication you have put into the business that we have all grown to love.