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The State's Premier Award Program for Small Business is Open for Nominations
Nominations for the sixth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business (MCSB) recognition program for entrepreneurs and supporters of small business are now open. In addition, the applications for the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch are also being accepted. Nomination forms are available now at http://www.michigancelebrates.biz.
Small businesses are job creators which are vital to the growth of Michigan's economy. The support small businesses and entrepreneurs have given to Michigans economy is to be acknowledged and celebrated. Five of the founders that support and celebrate entrepreneurism in Michigan have banded together to create Michigan Celebrates Small Business, the state's premier awards ceremony for entrepreneurs and small business leaders. Business owners, entrepreneurs, and supporters of small business are encouraged to join us on April 29th, 2010 to acknowledge the award winners from across the state.
Michigan Celebrates Small Business is a cooperative effort of the U.S. Small Business Administration - Michigan, the Small Business Association of Michigan, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center and the Edward Lowe Foundation.
Awards are available in the following categories:
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Small Business Awards: |
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Small Business Person of the Year |
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Entrepreneurial Success Award |
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Family-Owned Business of the Year |
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Small Business Exporter |
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Young Entrepreneur of the Year |
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Small Business Champion Awards: |
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Financial Services Champion of the Year |
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Home-Based Business Champion of the Year |
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Michigan Small Business Counselor of the Year |
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Minority Small Business Champion of the Year |
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Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year |
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Women In Business Champion of the Year |
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Additional Awards: |
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Main Street USA Best Small Business Award |
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Government Contract Award |
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Innovation Award |
In addition, the Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards include Michigan 50 Companies to Watch. This program is sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation and each year recognizes and celebrates the contributions, innovation and energy of 50 diverse second-stage companies in Michigan. Besides demonstrating growth in employee and revenues, these companies are remarkable for high performance in their marketplace, innovative products, unique processes or philanthropic actions. This award seeks companies from a range of industries and from all regions of Michigan.
Winners will be recognized April 29, 2010, at the Michigan Celebrates Small Business event and dinner at the Lansing Center in downtown Lansing.
Underwriters for this year's Michigan Celebrates Small Business are National City, Clark Hill PLC Attorneys at Law, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, IBM and Dynamic Edge, Inc. Media partners are MiBiz, Crain's Detroit Business, Upper Peninsula Business Today, Mitechnews.com, WWJ Newsradio 950 and The Daily Dash, and the Greater Lansing Business Monthly.
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