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SBA seeks Georgia’s champions

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Georgia District Office is seeking nominations for Georgia’s 2014 Small Business/Champion of the Year awards.

Any individual or organization supporting the small business community may submit a nomination. Find details and nomination criteria at www.sba.gov/ga. The submission deadline is March 15,  2014.  Email nominations to Mark Gibson, SBA Georgia District Public Affairs, mark.gibson@sba.gov.

The award categories are:

  • Entrepreneurial Success Award
    Individuals must own and operate businesses initially launched as small businesses according to SBA size standards and subsequently developed into large businesses; and they must have received SBA assistance to help the businesses grow.
  • Family-Owned Business of the Year
    This award honors a family-owned and operated business which has been passed on from one generation to the next. The owner must also serve as a majority owner and operator or bear principal responsibility for operating a small business with at least a 15-year track record.
  • Financial Services Champion of the Year
    An individual who assists small businesses through advocacy efforts to increase the usefulness and availability of accounting or financial services for small businesses may be nominated.
  • Home-Based Business Champion of the Year
    An individual who has experienced the rewards and difficulties of owning a home-based business and has volunteered to improve the climate for these businesses may be nominated.
  • Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
    An individual who has fulfilled a commitment to the advancement of small business opportunities for minority business owners may be nominated.
  • Small Business Media Advocate of the Year
    The Small Business Media Advocate of the Year Award will recognize an outstanding journalist from television, radio, web, electronic or print media whose work supports the growth and expansion of small businesses throughout the state of Georgia.
  • Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year
    An individual who has fulfilled a commitment to the advancement of small business opportunities for veterans of the U.S. armed forces may be nominated.
  • Women in Business Champion of the Year
    An individual who has fulfilled a commitment to the advancement of women’s business ownership may be nominated.
  • Young Entrepreneur of the Year
    To be considered a young entrepreneur, the individual must serve as a majority owner and operate or bear principal responsibility for operating a small business with a three year track record, and who will not have reached the age of 30 by June 1, 2013.

 


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