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SBA-Washington Metropolitan Area District Office Seeks Nominations for 2023 National Small Business Week Awards

Illustration of a trophy with text, 2023 National Small Business Week Awards. Now accepting nominations. The SBA logo is included.

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The Washington Metropolitan Area District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is pleased to accept nominations for the *2023 National Small Business Week (NSBW) awards program, part of NSBW activities scheduled April 30 to May 6.*

To access forms, criteria, and instructions for submitting a nomination package, please click the button below or visit [link removed] [ [link removed] ]. National Small Business Week awards issued through the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office include the following categories:


* *Small Business Person of the Year ? Washington, DC* (one local winner who goes on to compete with all state winners for the national award)
* *Small Business Person of the Year ? Suburban Maryland* (one local winner who goes on to compete at the Maryland state level for national award consideration)
* *Small Business Person of the Year ? Northern Virginia* (one local winner who goes on to compete at the Virginia state level for national award consideration)
* *8(a) Graduate of the Year* (one local winner who goes on to compete at the Mid-Atlantic regional level for national award consideration)
* *Small Business Exporter of the Year*?(one local winner who goes on to compete at the Mid-Atlantic regional level for national award consideration)
* *Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year?*(must be nominated by a Federal agency; the Mid-Atlantic regional winner goes on to compete for?national award consideration)
* *Small Business Subcontractor of the Year?*(must be nominated by a large federal prime contractor;?the Mid-Atlantic regional winner goes on to compete for?national award consideration)
* *Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Excellence and Innovation Center Award?*(one organizational winner that goes on to compete at the Mid-Atlantic regional level for national award consideration)
* *Women's Business Center (WBC) of the Year*?(one organizational winner that goes on to compete at the Mid-Atlantic regional level for national award consideration)

All nominations for the above award categories must be submitted online via Box Platform through the SBA?s Washington Metropolitan Area District Office?portal by *3:00pm (ET) December 8, 2022*. Setting up a box.com account is *not* necessary to use the platform.

As one of 68 SBA district offices located throughout the nation and U.S. territories, the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office serves the District of Columbia, Suburban Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George?s Counties) and Northern Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties; and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church).

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