2012 SBA Small Business Week Award Nominations

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Packet Deadline: November 10, 2011

In recognition of the small business community’s contribution to the American economy and society, the President of the United States designates one week each year as National Small Business Week. Leading up to National Small Business Week (SBW), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), often in conjunction with public- and private-sector small business supporters, will host special events at the local and state levels to honor and present awards to the nation’s entrepreneurs and those who support and champion small business.

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

• Small Business Person of the Year (one from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam);
• Small Business Exporter of the Year;
• SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year;
• Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year;
• Entrepreneurial Success Award;
• Phoenix Awards (for disaster recovery);
• Small Business Champions (individuals or organizations dedicated to supporting small businesses);
• Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year;
• Small Business Subcontractor of the Year;
• Frances Perkins Vanguard Awards (for use of women-owned businesses in government contracting);
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Awards for Excellence (for large prime contractors who use small businesses as suppliers and contractors);
• Gold Star Awards (for federal government contracting);
• Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Service Excellence and Innovation Center Award;<
• 7(a) Small Business Lender of the Year (does not require nominations);
• 504 Lender of the Year (does not require nominations);
• Export Lender of the Year (does not require nominations);
• Small Business Investors of the Year (does not require nominations);
• Small Business Investment Company of the Year (does not require nominations);
• Community/Rural Lender of the Year;
• Women’s Business Center of Excellence Award;
• SCORE Chapter of the Year

For a complete list of award categories, download the Nominations Guidelines packet. Regrettably, we don't always receive the upcoming year's guidelines in a timely fashion. As a result, we generally go by the previous year's guidelines until the new ones arrive. Fortunately, changes from year to year are most often minor and inconsequential, although major changes (such as dropping or adding a category) have been known to occur.

Packet Deadline: November 10, 2011

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