Small Business Week St. Louis
Did you know that America’s 26.8 million small businesses—
• employ half of the private work force?
• generate more than 50 percent of the nonfarm private gross domestic product?
• generate 60 to 80 percent of the net new jobs?
It's time to SUBMIT NOMINATIONS for the 2009 SBA Small Business Week Awards! Please visit the 2009 Nominations page for details.
Who may submit nominations for these awards?
Any individual or organization dedicated to the support of the small
business community in the United States, including, but not limited to,
trade and professional associations and business organizations, may
submit nominations for these Small Business Week Awards. Individuals
may not be nominated for more than one award category.
Key Deadlines
November 14, 2008 National Small Business Week 2009 nominations must be received by SBA district offices.
December 12, 2008 SBA district winners will be selected from multi-district states; state winners will be selected from single-district states.
January 23, 2009 A panel of judges will select state winners in multi-district states.
March 9, 2009 State Small Business Persons of the Year will be announced.
Small Business Week St. Louis will be held May 11-16, 2009
Welcome from the Small Business Week Committee. We are a group of small business owners, service providers, government entities, banks and other small business lending institutions, retired executives, academia and representatives of the Small Business Administration. What do we have in common? The belief that in Eastern Missouri we have the tools, the drive, and the support of the community to continue building profitable small businesses which benefit our local economy.
We come together one week each year to honor local entrepreneurs, to learn, and to network in various events throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan region. We encourage you to sign up today.
What have attendees of Small Business Week of Eastern Missouri gained from these events?
- A greater understanding of funding sources available for growth capital
- New business associates to share referrals back and forth
- Competitively priced resources for advertising, marketing and many other business products and services
- Free Educational seminars Community Express Workshop, “How to Start and Manage Your Own Business”, Small Business Symposium and Panel Discussion on the State of Small Business in St. Louis
- Some of the best networking events in the area
- Low cost seminars on a variety of topics of interest to business owners
- Low cost exhibition space to promote your business to hundreds of attendees at the Annual SBA Awards Dinner (contact Steve Callow at 314-543-3448 to reserve your booth now)
The Eastern Missouri Small Business Week is nationally recognized as one of the largest, best organized Small Business Week events in the country. Don't miss your chance to learn something that will help your business to grow, and help you to achieve your goals. See the Calendar of Events Brochure for all the details!
Also, please see the SBA web site for more information about the SBA EXPO, the national small business week celebration in Washington, D.C.
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