SBA Seeks Nominations for Veteran-Owned Business Achievement Award

Nominations due January 25th

SYRACUSE- Do you know of an exemplary veteran entrepreneur? The Syracuse District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration invites nominations for the Veteran-Owned Achievement (VOBA) Award to recognize the entrepreneurial success of a local business owner who has served our country.

The nominee must be a 51% small business owner with military service, in business for at least two years, a resident of the United States, and meet one or more of the following criteria: staying power; growth in employees or sales; current and past financial performance; innovativeness of service or product; response to adversity; and contributions to community-oriented projects.

The winner will be presented with the award at the 2013 Operation: Start Up & Grow veterans' business conference at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse on Thursday, March 21, 2013.

Nomination packages must be postmarked by January 25, 2013 and sent to: Cathy Pokines, U.S. Small Business Administration, 224 Harrison Street, 5th Floor, Syracuse, NY, 13202. Please contact Cathy Pokines for nomination forms at 315-471-9393 ext. 241 or cathy.pokines@sba.gov.