I am not sure what the laws are like in your neck of the woods, but in my area, even if you win in small claims court, that still does not force the person to pay up. I won a case against a contractor in small claims court. He refused to pay. I had to pay another fee to file a levy against him. He then took me to county court to challenge the levy. I had to pay another fee to get a lien filed against him. I still have not seen my money.
Of course, I was able to get revenge in other ways, but that is a different story.