The U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce the next National Small Business Week May 18-22, 2009.
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SBA Honors Top Lenders of 7(a), 504, and Export Loans; Inner City Lenders, at Small Business Week
The U.S. Small Business Administration today recognized the performance, commitment and support to small business of the top SBA lenders in the nation. Six banks and two small business finance corporations were honored for their outstanding achievements in helping small business with their financing needs.
President Bush Proclaims National Small Business Week, Small Highlights Business Owners’ Hard Work
Calling small business the backbone of the nation’s economy, President George W. Bush stressed his Administration’s efforts to foster “an environment in which the entrepreneurial spirit can thrive” in his proclamation of the week of April 20-26 as National Small Business Week.
State Small Business Award Winners Heading to Washington To Vie for National Award
State Small Business Person of the Year winners from across the country are heading to Washington, D.C., next week to see which of them will be named National Small Business Person of the Year at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week celebration, April 21-25.
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SBA Honors National Small Business Champions
Ten small business owners and leaders of small business support organizations were recognized today by the U.S. Small Business Administration for their outstanding support of entrepreneurs. SBA Champion Awards were presented today in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual observance of National Small Business Week.
Small Businesses, Corporate Leaders and Government Officials Honored
New Mexico, Rhode Island Firms Named National Contractors of the Year as Procurement Awards Take Center Stage During National Small Business Week. Two small business contractors, one from New Mexico and the other from Rhode Island, were today named the National Prime Contractor of the Year and National Subcontractor of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration at a luncheon held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. as part of National Small Business Week.
SBA Honors Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts
A franchisee whose three restaurants were destroyed after Hurricane Katrina, an upstate New York business owner who had to shut down for four months after a flood, a small-town mayor from Alabama whose leadership guided his town through the tragic aftermath of a killer tornado, and a Florida volunteer who single-handedly supported relief and recovery efforts for disaster survivors were each presented today with the Phoenix Award during the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week 2008.
Online Job Search Company from Virginia Is National Small Business of the Year
State winners from Indiana, South Carolina and Illinois are Runners-Up. A young lawyer who recognized a business niche when a friend had trouble finding an internship was today named National Small Business Person of the Year for turning his idea into a multi-million dollar Web site.
Entrepreneurial Development Awards Recognize Small Business Development Center, SCORE Chapter and…
SBA Honors its Resource Partners for Their Help to Small Businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration today recognized Small Business Development Centers in Massachusetts and Texas, a Women’s Business Center in Detroit and a SCORE Chapter in Georgia for their outstanding efforts to help small businesses and entrepreneurs in their regions build success.
State Small Business Award Winners Heading to Washington To Vie for National Award
State Small Business Person of the Year winners from across the country are heading to Washington, D.C., next week to see which of them will be named National Small Business Person of the Year at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week celebration, April 21-25.
SBA Unveils New ‘National Small Business Week’ Web Site
The U.S. Small Business Administration this week launched a new Web site, http://www.NationalSmallBusinessWeek.com, for National Small Business Week 2008, featuring information about the agency’s premier annual event. The celebration of National Small Business Week is April 21-25, with events in Washington, D.C., April 21-23 and in New York City April 24-25.
SBA Lanza Nuevo Sitio Internet para la Semana Nacional de la Pequeña Empresa
La Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa lanzó un nuevo sitio en Internet para la Semana Nacional de la Pequeña Empresa, http://www.NationalSmallBusinessWeek.com, que incluye información acerca del importante evento anual de la agencia. La Semana Nacional de la Pequeña Empresa se celebrará del 21 al 25 de abril, con eventos en Washington, D.C. del 21 al 23 de abril, y del 24 al 25 de abril en la ciudad de New York.
SBA Salutes the Nation’s Best Entrepreneurs at National Small Business Week April 21-25, 2008
The nation’s top entrepreneurs will be hailed at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week events April 21-25, 2008, in Washington, D.C., and New York City. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the agency, and the 45th annual proclamation of Small Business Week.
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Honoring America’s Entrepreneurs
Starting a business is not easy. Entrepreneurs must be willing to take risks others won’t.
They must work around the clock if necessary, often acting not only as the CEO of their company, but the head of sales, head of finance, and whatever else it takes to get the job done.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT: SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, 2008
In communities across America, small business owners are working hard to turn their dreams into enterprises. Small Business Week is a time to celebrate the many achievements of small business owners, entrepreneurs, and employees, who contribute to the vitality and prosperity of our Nation and create new job opportunities for our citizens.
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