Awards Overview and Table of Contents Are you, or do you know of, a small business owner or advocate with an amazing success story to tell? If so, submit your nomination for the 2016 Guam SBA Small Business Awards. For more than 50 years, SBA has recognized the outstanding achievements of small businesses for contributions to their America’s communities and to our economy. Awardees will be honored locally in April 2016, and some nation’s category awardees may go on to further recognition. Any individual or organization may submit a nomination for an award in one of thirteen categories by November 30, 2015: Small Business Person of the Year, Small Business Exporter of the Year, Family-Owned Small Business of the Year, Young Entrepreneur 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, Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster Recovery, Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Public Official, and Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Volunteer. The nomination, eligibility criteria, selection process, evaluation criteria and time frame for the various SBA Awards selected from nominated individuals or businesses are set forth in the following pages. The Agency reserves the right, in its sole reasonable discretion, to remove a nominee from the selection process. National Award Recognition: Small Business Person of the Year -One from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. Small Business Exporter of the Year Phoenix Awards for Disaster Recovery: -Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster Recovery -Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Public Official -Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Volunteer Local Award Recognition: Entrepreneur Awards Family-Owned Small Business of the Year Young Entrepreneur of the Year Champion Awards 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
Awards Overview and Table of Contents Are you, or do you know of, a small business owner or advocate with an amazing success story to tell? If so, submit your nomination for the 2016 Guam SBA Small Business Awards. For more than 50 years, SBA has recognized the outstanding achievements of America’s small businesses for contributions to their communities and to our nation’s economy. Awardees will be honored locally in April 2016, and some category awardees may go on to further recognition. Any individual or organization may submit a nomination for an award in one of thirteen categories by November 30, 2015: Small Business Person of the Year, Small Business Exporter of the Year, Family-Owned Small Business of the Year, Young Entrepreneur 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, Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster Recovery, Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Public Official, and Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Volunteer. The nomination, eligibility criteria, selection process, evaluation criteria and time frame for the various SBA Awards selected from nominated individuals or businesses are set forth in the following pages. The Agency reserves the right, in its sole reasonable discretion, to remove a nominee from the selection process. National Award Recognition: Small Business Person of the Year -One from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. Small Business Exporter of the Year Phoenix Awards for Disaster Recovery: -Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster Recovery -Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Public Official -Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Volunteer Local Award Recognition: Entrepreneur Awards Family-Owned Small Business of the Year Young Entrepreneur of the Year Champion Awards 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
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