 The Pacific Coast Business Times and the Los Angeles District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration are calling for nominations for the 8th annual Spirit of Small Business Awards. They are seeking nominations from companies based in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties for nine awards.
The winners are judged based on each nominee's ability to demonstrate a record of accomplishment and staying power, the ability to overcome adversity, community outreach/support and green business practices. For-profit companies with 100 or fewer employees are eligible to compete.
Winning companies will be featured in The Pacific Coast Business Times' Spirit of Small Business special report Aug. 26 and will receive complimentary tickets to our annual awards lunch in August at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara. The categories for the Spirit of Small Business Awards are: - East Ventura County Company of the Year
- West Ventura County Company of the Year
- South Santa Barbara County Company of the Year
- North Santa Barbara County Company of the Year
- San Luis Obispo County Company of the Year
- Minority-owned Company of the Year
- Exporter of the Year
- Woman-owned Company of the Year
- Green Business of the Year
Contact special reports coordinator Jim Logan with questions regarding Spirit of Small Business at (805) 560-6950. Deadline to nominate is Monday, July 11. More information can be found at http://pacbiztimes.com/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=SpiritofSmallBusiness.
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