Small Business Administration accepting award nominations

The South Carolina District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is accepting nominations for the 2010 Small Business Awards. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 4.

Awards include the Small Business Person of the Year, as well as numerous other small business and business advocacy awards.

The South Carolina Small Business Person of the Year winner attends the national Small Business Week celebration in Washington, D.C., to compete for the title of National Small Business Person of the Year. Award winners in other categories go on to compete at the regional and (if eligible) national level.

For a full list of all award categories and for instructions on creating a nomination package, see the 2010 Small Business Award nomination guidelines at http://www.sba.gov/sc under the Spotlight heading.

For more information, contact Anna Huntley at or (803) 253-3753.