The nominations for the 2009 SBA Small Business Awards are open!

Links to download the nomination forms are below. There are eleven award categories. Click on the link, fill in the form and return to Small Business Administration Hawaii District Office no later than Friday, November 14, 2008.

Address is:

Small Business Administration
300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 2-235
Box 50207
Honolulu, Hawaii 96850

• 2009 Financial Services Champion
  Honors individuals who assist small businesses through advocacy efforts to increase the usefulness & availability of accounting or financial services for small businesses.
  
  
• 2009 Home-based Business Champion
  Honors individuals who have experienced the rewards and difficulties of owning a home-based business and have worked voluntarily to improve the climate for other home-based businesses.
  
  
• 2009 Minority Small Business Champion
  Honors individuals who have fulfilled a committment to support and assist minority entrepreneurs & small business owners.
  
  
• 2009 SBA Family-owned Small Business
  Honors family-owned-and-operated businesses with more than a 15-year history that have passed ownership & operations from one generation to another.
  
  
• 2009 SBA Young Entrepreneur
  Honors individuals who have demonstrated strong entrprenurial and business skills by the successful operation and ownership of a small business for at least three years before reaching the age of 30.
  
  
• 2009 Small Business Exporter
  Honors individuals who own and operate a small business engaged in exporting products or services outside of the United States.
  
  
• 2009 Small Business Person of the Year
  Honors individuals who demonstrate outstanding skills, savvy, and ability to create success in the small business community.
  
  
• 2009 Veteran Small Business Champion
  Honors individuals who have fulfilled a committment to advancing small business opportunities for Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
  
  
• 2009 Women in Business Champion
  Honors individuals who, as advocates for women entrepreneurs, have fulfilled a committment to the advancement of women's business ownership.
  
  
• 2009 Entrepreneurial Success of the Year
  Honors individuals who own and operate businesses that started out small by SBA size standards and have, with the assistance of SBA, developed into large business no loger eligible for SBA programs.
  
  
• 2009 Small Business Journalist
  Honors those journalists in television, radio, electronic or print media who report and champion small business activities and issues.

Any questions, please contact Jane Sawyer by email at jane.sawyer[at]sba.gov.