ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — Trade Design Build has been named as the US Chamber of Commerce’s CO-100 Top Small Business of 2026, earning national recognition and $25,000.

The company, run by three partner owners Gideon Stone, Michael Barnoski, and Chris Willett, was initially named to the Chamber’s 2026 CO—100: America’s Top 100 Small Businesses list in September. They were declared the overall winner at an awards dinner and gala at the Chamber’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 20th, 2026.

“The strength of America’s free enterprise system depends on entrepreneurs willing to turn bold ideas into successful businesses,” said Suzanne P. Clark, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “Trade Design Build has done just that, building a company that serves customers, creates opportunity for its employees, and contributes to the vitality of its community.”

We’re really genuinely only here because of the people that we have in our company,” said Stone. “We have designers, carpenters, and people in our woodshop that do such extremely hard work with so much soul, commitment, and pride, and this recognition is really a testament to that.”

Learn more about Trade Design Build on their website here.

Photo details and credits: Mike Morello, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, from left, Dwayne Myers, CEO, Dynamic Automotive, Chris Willett, COO of Trade Design Build, Michael Barnoski, Design Director/CFO of Trade Design Build, Gideon Stone, CEO of Trade Design Build, and Jeanette Mulvey, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of CO at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, during a check presentation during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce CO-100, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in Washington, DC, USA, 20 October, 2026. Photo by Michael Reynolds / © U.S. Chamber of Commerce