Nominations Open for 2023 National Small Business Week Awards
The Washington Metropolitan Area District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is pleased to accept nominations for the 2023 National Small Business Week (NSBW) awards program, a highlight of NSBW activities scheduled from April 30 to May 6.
To access nomination forms, criteria, and instructions, please click the button below or visit https://www.sba.gov/national-small-business-week/awards. National Small Business Week awards issued by or through the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office include the following categories:
Small Business Person of the Year – Washington, DC (one winner from the District of Columbia, who continues to compete with all state winners for the national award)
Small Business Person of the Year – Suburban Maryland (one winner from Prince George's County or Montgomery County, who continues to compete at the Maryland state level for potential national award consideration)
Small Business Person of the Year – Northern Virginia (one winner from either Arlington, Fairfax or Loudoun Counties or the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax or Falls Church, who continues to compete at the Virginia state level for potential national award consideration)
8(a) Graduate of the Year (one winner from the Washington Metropolitan Area, who goes on to compete at the Mid-Atlantic regional level for potential national award consideration)
Small Business Exporter of the Year (one winner from the Washington Metropolitan Area, who goes on to compete at the Mid-Atlantic regional level for potential national award consideration)
Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year (must be nominated by a federal agency; a Mid-Atlantic regional winner is selected, who continues to compete at the regional level for the national award)
Small Business Subcontractor of the Year (must be nominated by a large federal prime contractor; a Mid-Atlantic regional winner is selected, who goes on to compete at the regional level for the national award)
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Excellence and Innovation Center Award (one organizational winner that goes on to compete at the Mid-Atlantic regional level for potential national award consideration)
Women's Business Center (WBC) of the Year (one organizational winner that goes on to compete at the Mid-Atlantic regional level for potential national award consideration)
All nomination materials for the above award categories must be submitted online through the Box Platform by 3:00pm (ET) on December 8, 2022.Setting up a box.com account is not necessary to use the platform.
One of 68 SBA district offices located throughout the nation and U.S. territories, the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office serves the District of Columbia, Suburban Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties) and Northern Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties; and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church).
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