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SUMMARY:2025 Alaska National Small Business Week Awards -Now accepting nominations!
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Small Business Administration SBA Alaska District Office has officially launched the call for nominations for the 2025 National and District Small Business Week Awards\, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year Award. If you know a small business with exceptional innovation\, growth\, community engagement or resilience\, put them in the spotlight by submitting a nomination. \n\n \n\nDon't miss the opportunity to honor the entrepreneurial spirit that drives our economy forward. \n\n \n\nSmall Business Owners can also nominate their own businesses.\n\n \n\nThe SBA Awards given in celebration of National and District Small Business Week will include the following:\n\n\n\nAlaska District National Small Business Week Categories:\n\n	Small Business Person of the Year (National and District)\n	Small Business Exporter (National and District)\n	Alaska Minority Small Business of the Year\n	Alaska Veteran Small Business of the Year\n	Alaska Women in Business of the Year\n\n\n Visit the SBA's dedicated website at www.sba.gov/nsbw to download forms\, criteria\, and guidelines for submitting a nomination.\n\nClick here for the Alaska District Nomination Guidelines and district awards categories.\n\nAll nominations should be uploaded electronically to the SBA Alaska District submission portal located in this link  District's BOX account no later than 4 p.m. (EST) on December 5\, 2024.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">The <strong>U.S. Small Business Administration SBA Alaska District Office</strong> has officially launched the </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://youtu.be/0-VRZH8PU2w"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">call for nominations</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif"> for the 2025&nbsp\;National and District Small Business Week Awards\, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year Award. If you know a small business with exceptional innovation\, growth\, community engagement or resilience\, put them in the spotlight by submitting a nomination. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">Don&rsquo\;t miss the opportunity to honor the entrepreneurial spirit that drives our economy forward. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">Small Business Owners can also nominate their own businesses.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">The SBA Awards given in celebration of National and District Small Business Week will include the following:<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Alaska </strong><strong>District National Small Business Week Categories:</strong></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">Small Business Person of the Year (National and District)</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">Small Business Exporter (National and District)</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">Alaska Minority Small Business of the Year</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">Alaska Veteran Small Business of the Year</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">Alaska Women in Business of the Year</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">Visit the SBA&rsquo\;s dedicated website at </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.sba.gov/nsbw"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">www.sba.gov/nsbw</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif"> to download forms\, criteria\, and guidelines for submitting a nomination.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.sba.gov/district/alaska/alaska-district-office-awards"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">Click here</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif"> for the Alaska&nbsp\;District Nomination Guidelines and district awards categories.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#1B1B1B"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">All nominations should&nbsp\;be uploaded electronically&nbsp\;to the SBA Alaska&nbsp\;District submission portal located in this link&nbsp\; </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://sba.app.box.com/f/2b72e749849b4dd0a213a7911cd7e8ef"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">District&rsquo\;s BOX account</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif">&nbsp\;no later than&nbsp\;</span></span><strong><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:source sans pro\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">4 p.m. (EST) on December 5\, 2024.</span></span></span></strong></p>\n
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