Lima entrepreneur named small biz champion

LIMA — Bev Beery of Beery Insurance Services LLC in Lima has been named the Small Business Champion for Ohio by the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

The award honors members who help promote and protect the rights of Ohio’s small businesses.

Each year, NFIB names a Small Business Champion from among its membership of over 21,000 Ohio small businesses. This individual not only gives of their time and resources to promote small-business causes through involvement in NFIB activities but also demonstrates a spirit of service toward the community and a commitment to advancing the concept of free enterprise.

Since 1985, Beery has owned Beery Insurance Services, a 34-year NFIB member business that offers coverage options for health insurance. The firm works with business groups and individuals to enroll them in insurance that fits their needs.

Beery was also recognized as a 2018 Jefferson Award Winner for her dedication to Family Promise. She has been working with them for the past 13 and half years to continue their mission of helping displaced families. Beery is also involved with her local schools and regularly mentors and tutors at-risk children.

Dean Brown
Dean Brown joined The Lima News in 2022 as a reporter. Prior to The Lima News, Brown was an English teacher in Allen County for 38 years, with stops at Perry, Shawnee, Spencerville and Heir Force Community School. So they figured he could throw a few sentences together about education and business in the area. An award-winning photographer, Brown likes watching old black and white movies, his dog, his wife and kids, and the four grandkids - not necessarily in that order. Reach him at [email protected] or 567-242-0409.