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During
the week-long celebration awards listed below are presented
to winners in each category.
Champions
Award:
Made to 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
- Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year
- Women in Business Champion of the Year
- Entrepreneurial Success Award
Entrepreneurial Development Awards:
Honors the Small
Business Development Center (SBDC) Service Centers for
excellence in providing value to small businesses and
advancing program delivery and management through
innovation.
- Women’s Business
Center of Excellence Award
- National SCORE Chapter of the Year (COTY) Award
- Champions of Collaboration
- SBA Counselor of the Year: Women’s Business Center
- SBA Counselor of the Year: SCORE
- SBA Counselor of the Year: Small Business Development
Center
Lenders
Award:
Presented to those lenders that have used SBA loan programs
to help the maximum number of small business owners obtain
financing that they need to grow their businesses.
- The 7(a) Lender of the
Year (large and small lender categories)
- 504 Certified Development Company Award (large and small
lender categories)
- Community/Rural Lender
- Small Business Investment Company of the Year
Phoenix
Awards:
Given to those individuals (business owners, volunteers and
public officials) whose efforts and contributions have
enabled their businesses or communities to recover
successfully from a disaster.
- Phoenix Award for
Small Business Disaster Recovery
- Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster
Recovery– Volunteer and Public Official
Procurement Awards:
- Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year
- Small Business Subcontractor of the Year
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence
- Gold Star
- Frances Perkins Vanguard
- Surety Bond
State
Small Business Person of the Year:
Any individual (or partners) who owns and operates or who
bears principal responsibility for operating a small
business may be nominated. The National Small Business
Person of the Year is selected from the State winners. |
National
Small Business Week is an award event held annually during
May to recognize entrepreneurs and supporters of small
businesses in the United States. This event is hosted by
the Small Business Administration (SBA). This is an annual