Timeline
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Submission Period
Feb 1506:00PMESTTo
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Judging
Mar 209:00AMESTTo
Mar 1611:00PMEDT -
Winners Announced
May 2009:00AMEDT
Prizes
- SBA Counselor of the Year: Women's Business Center
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The winner will be announced during National Small Business Week 2012. The confirmed award winner may be invited to participate in National Small Business Week activities in Washington, DC the week of May 20, 2012. There is no monetary value to this Award.
About the Challenge
This award honors an individual counselor in the Women’s Business Center (WBC) network for his or her excellence in providing counseling, training, and/or mentoring and other program services to small businesses. The SBA Counselor of the Year: WBC award is presented to an individual judged to exemplify the best in client services in the WBC network and who promotes the mission and goals of the WBC program.
Judges
Associate Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurial Development
Judging Criteria
- Demonstrated Commitment
Demonstrated commitment to serving women-owned small businesses by providing quality, professional counseling, training and/or mentoring to client businesses.
- Clients Assisted
Number of clients assisted by the Nominee.
- Local Recognition
Recognition by local/regional small businesses and the economic development community for outstanding work in promoting the mission and goals of the WBC.
- Champion for Women
Efforts to strengthen the role of women business owners within the community.
- Other Accomplishments
Other accomplishments demonstrating the nominee’s effectiveness in improving the environment for the creation and expansion of businesses owned and operated by women, especially women who are economically or socially disadvantaged.
How to Enter
Nomination packages for the SBA Counselor of the Year: WBC award may be submitted through the Challenge.gov portal using the “Enter a Submission” tab. Please note, nominators will need to establish a free account with Challenge.gov in order to submit any nomination.
