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• Author: Slaten, Russ
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

The Small Business Administration's online portal is now accepting 2015 National Small Business Week Awards nominations including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. The improved and dedicated web portal at awards.sba.gov provides all the guidelines and has made it much easier to submit and track submissions of nominees for National Small Business Week.

SBA Awards given in celebration of National Small Business Week include the following awards: National Small Business Person of the Year (chosen from among state award winners from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam); Phoenix Awards (recognizing outstanding accomplishments during disaster recovery); Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year; Small Business Subcontractor of the Year; The Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence (recognizes large prime contractors who have used small businesses as suppliers and contractors); SBA 8(a)...