Honoring the important contribution that small businesses and entrepreneurs make to the U.S. economy, the US SBA is making its annual call for nominations of those who have shown outstanding achievement. The Small Business Week Awards which have run since 1963 culminate during National Small Business Week when awards are presented to winners in regions across the U.S.
The application deadline is 1pm on January 5, 2015.
Nominations from the public for exceptional entrepreneurs may be made via the US SBA portal: http://nationalsmallbusinessweek.sba.gov/user
The categories of the awards are:
Small Business Person of the Year Awards
Small Business Exporter of the Year
Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster Recovery
Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery
Federal Procurement Award- Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award
Federal Procurement Award- Small Business Subcontractor of the Year Award
Federal Procurement Award- Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence
8(a) Graduate of the Year Award
Small Business Development Center Excellence and Innovation Award
Veterans Business Outreach Center Excellence in Service Award
Womens Business Center of Excellence Award
Account registration is required to use the Small Business Week Nomination Portal in order to protect information from unauthorized access.
