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Essayon awarded Cobb Chamber Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year Award

Essayon Construction Group, LLC (formerly known as Essayon Progress Management)

MARIETTA, Ga., May 21,2024 - Essayon Construction Group, the 12-year-old commercial construction firm in Marietta, Georgia, has been named one of the 2024 Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented at the Cobb Chamber Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon on May 13. The Cobb Chamber knows that small businesses are vital to the county's economic health and success. The award honors the exceptional companies that serve as the economic backbone of the community. Each May the Cobb Chamber presents the Small Business of the Year awards to celebrate the ingenuity and achievements of small businesses within their membership.

"We're deeply honored by this recognition and want to congratulate all of our fellow 2024 award recipients in Cobb County," said Israel Brown, Essayon's CEO & Founder. "As a 100% minority and veteran-owned business, we're committed to serving our community creating economic opportunity while building places and building people. We're a proud member of the thriving Cobb community, with its strong economy and world-class educational opportunities and cultural offerings."


Brown founded Essayon in 2012, making concurrent investments in the commercial printing industry and Cobb County, where he made his home and raised a family. The company and its people have been a staple of the community for a decade and a staunch ambassador of Cobb County's diverse business community.

The Cobb Chamber Small Business of the Year Awards honor companies that serve as the economic backbone of the Cobb County community. Each May, the awards celebrate the ingenuity and achievements of small businesses within the chamber's membership, which include more than 2,500 local businesses and organizations. Additional 2024 award winners include the 2024 Small Business of the Year (Yalo); Woman-Owned Business Award (FruiTea Bubbles Café); Minority-Owned Business Award (Perfect Image); Community Service Excellence Awards (1885 Grill and The Alley Stage); 2024 Business to Watch (Wasserman Talent Solutions); and Next Level of Excellence Award (AquaGuard).




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About Essayon


Established in 2012, Essayon Construction Group is a service-disabled veteran and minority-owned General Contractor, and wood framing specialty contractor based in Marietta, Georgia. Essayon holds 8(a), SDVOSB (Service Disable Owned Small Business), MBE, AABE, and DBE certifications. The firm works across numerous market sectors with expertise in multi-family and commercial industries working with developers, investors, and other general contractors. The firm constructs with Lean building principles prioritizing collaboration with its trade partners and clients.​

With decades of combined construction experience, Essayon Construction Group are builders first. In 2024, Inc. Magazine ranked Essayon as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the southeast.​