SBA Awards given in celebration of National Small Business Week include the following awards:

• Small Business Person of the Year
• Small Business Champions (includes the following 9 awards for individuals or organizations dedicated to supporting small businesses)
• Small Business Exporter of the Year
• SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year
• Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year
• Financial Services Champion of the Year
• Home-Based Business Champion of the Year
• Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
• Small Business Journalist of the Year
• Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year
• Women in Business Champion of the Year
• Entrepreneurial Success Award
• Small Business Lenders of the Year (does not require nominations)

The National Small Business Person of the Year will be announced and honored at a National event during National Small Business Week. They will be joined by government officials, corporate leaders and small businesses from around the country.

Click on the following links for more information:

Nomination Packet Information

Evalution Criteria for Small Business Champion Awards

Key Deadlines

November 13, 2009 National Small Business Week 2009 nominations must be received by SBA district office. 
December 11, 2009 SBA district winners will be selected from multi-district states; state winners will be selected from single-district states.
January 22, 2010 A panel of judges will select state winners in multi-district states.
March 8, 2010 National SBA Small Business Champion Awards will be announced.

SBA Disctrict office contact information:

Patti Guttmann, Public Information Officer
Small Business Administration
200 N. Broadway, Suite 1500
St. Louis, Mo. 63102

(314) 539-6600 x255