Nominations are being accepted for the 2022 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Awards. The NSBW Awards recognize the achievements of SBA-assisted small businesses and the contributions they have made to their communities and our nation\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe SBA Upstate New York District is excited to further support our small businesses and entrepreneurs in 2022. We\u2019re looking for your nominations for the Agency\u2019s 2022 National and District Small Business Week Awards, including our Small Business Person of the Year,\u201d said District Director Bernard J. Paprocki.<\/p>\n
The SBA Upstate New York District serves 34 counties across upstate New York, including Saratoga, Warren and Washington.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe past 20 months have been challenging as small businesses have adapted and pivoted to meet the demands of COVID across our 34 county coverage area. That\u2019s why we\u2019re asking our neighbors to nominate a small business owner who has used an SBA program like the Paycheck Protection Program, COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans, Restaurant Revitalization Fund, Shuttered Venue Operators Grant or any of our traditional funding programs or resource partner services,\u201d Paprocki said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSelf-nominations are also accepted to help further highlight our vibrant small business community from Central New York, the Capital Region and North Country to the Hudson & Mohawk Valleys, Southern Tier and Finger Lakes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
To nominate a small business owner located in the Upstate New York District,\u00a0 <\/span>apply online at sba.gov\/nsbw. Learn more about nomination guidelines, downloan the required background and nomination forms and submit them via the proper national or district upload link. For National Small Business Week 2022, no paper or mailed forms will be accepted. All nominations must be made online.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span>All nominations should be submitted electronically by 3 p.m.\u00a0 <\/span>on Jan. 11. The awards will be presented during National Small Business Week in early May.<\/p>\n Nominations for the following categories are now being accepted: Small Business Person of the Year; 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.<\/p>\n Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year; Small Business Subcontractor of the Yearl Dwight D. Eisenhower Awards for Excellence (for large prime contractors who use small businesses as suppliers and contractors); Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Excellence and Innovation Center Award; Women\u2019s Business Center of Excellence Award; Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Year and Small Business Investment Company of the Year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nominations are being accepted for the 2022 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Awards. The NSBW Awards recognize the achievements of SBA-assisted small businesses and the contributions they have made to their communities and our nation\u2019s economy. \u201cThe SBA Upstate New York District is excited to further support our small businesses and entrepreneurs in 2022. We\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"\r\n