The U.S. Small Business Administration is accepting nominees for the 2010 Maryland Small Business Week Awards Program. Nominations are due by Friday, November 20, and it is expected that the winners will be announced in May 2010. The 2010 award categories include:

• Small Business Person
• Entrepreneurial Success
• Financial Services Champion
• Home-Based Business Champion
• Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business
• Minority Small Business Champion
• Small Business Exporter
• Accountant Champion
• Community Rural Lender
• Veteran Small Business Champion
• Women in Business Champion
• Young Entrepreneur

For more information, download the following PDFs:

• SBW Awards 2010 Nomination Guidelines
• MD SBW Awards: Ten Tips for Writing Winning Nomination Packages

For questions or additional information about the nomination process, contact Rachel Howard at (410) 962-6195 ext. 220 or rachel.howard@sba.gov.