From the U.S. Small Business Administration

Are you SBA’s Next North Carolina Small Business Person of the Year?

Are you a small business owner with an amazing success story to tell?  If so, submit your nomination today for the SBA’s National Small Business Week awards.

National Small Business Week has served as our nation’s salute to small business owners. That’s more than 50 years of celebrating small business owners who create two out of every three new jobs for Americans. Many household names were previous National Small Business Week award winners, including Ben and Jerry’s, Callaway Golf, Chobani, Dogfish Head, Stonyfield Farm, Pacifica, Landmark Pest Management and Tom’s of Maine.

All nominations must be mailed or hand delivered to the SBA North Carolina District Office (6302 Fairview Rd., Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28210) no later than 3:00 p.m. ET on January 9, 2019.  Winners will be announced during National Small Business Week, May 5-May 11, 2019.

To learn more about the awards and submit a nomination, visithttps://www.sba.gov/nsbw. Or, call Levi Kinnard at 704-344-6585.