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Nominations are open for 2024 National Small Business Week!
The SBA Orange County Inland / Empire district OFFICE is LOOKING to honor the Brightest and Best Small Businesses in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
To nominate yourself or a small business owner in your area, download related forms, criteria, and guidelines and visit sba.gov/nsbw.
All nominations must be submitted electronically by 4 p.m. ET on December 7, 2023.
Contact Sylvia Gutierrez for local nomination forms at sylvia.gutierrez@sba.gov.
SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AWARDS
2024 Categories
SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
EXPORTER OF THE YEAR
8(a) GRADUATE OF THE YEAR
SBDC EXCELLENCE & INNOVATION AWARD
VETERAN BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTER OF THE YEAR
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER OF THE YEAR EXCELLENCE AWARD
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT CO OF THE YEAR AWARD
District Awards
COMMUNITY EXCELLENCE AWARD
WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
MICRO-ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
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The mission of the Microenterprise Collaborative of Inland Southern California is to create and grow sustainable small businesses and job development by supporting micro business development agencies.
The Microenterprise Collaborative is ready for the future. Please check out the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan and see how we'll work together to improve small business development for Inland Southern California.
Micro-business development is growing in
Inland Southern California.
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2022 and our goals for 2023,
and join in the effort.
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