2007 SBA Awards: Small Business Excellence Award Winners, HSM Packaging Corporation

CNY Business Journal (1996+), May 04, 2007

SMALL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS

HSM PACKAGING CORPORATION

* Headquarters: Syracuse

* Selected by: New York Business Development Corp.

* Owners: Homer and Sheila Martin

* Established: 1946

* Type of business: Printing and packaging

* Financing: 2005 SBA loan for $120,000

* Business profile: Established in 1946, HSM Packaging Corporation specializes in providing innovative solutions developed to meet customers' specific needs. In 2005, with the help of NYBDC and SBA, HSM purchased new equipment. Currently, the business employs 55 people.

Featuring complete redundancy in all operations of printing, blanking, and finishing, HSM's true manufacturing capabilities address private-label packaging requirements with the level of service necessary to meet the most demanding customers. With 85 percent of the company's packaging directed to foodrelated products, HSM says it follows strict qualityassurance procedures.