NSBA Extends Deadline for Advocate of the Year Award

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Jun 24, 2011, 12:50 ET

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Small Business Association announced today that it is extending the deadline for the 2011 Lewis I. Shattuck Small Business Advocate of the Year Award to July 8. The award honors small-business owners who go above and beyond in advocating for the small-business community.

Any small-business owner with fewer than 500 employees is eligible for the award. NSBA will choose five finalists and one award winner to recognize in September in conjunction with the Washington Presentation, Sept. 14 and 15.

"Receiving this award was extremely beneficial to me and my business," stated Michael Mitternight, Owner of Factory Service Agency Inc. of Metairie, La., 2010 award winner. "Not only was I honored to be recognized, winning the award told my customers and potential customers that I care about our community and small businesses and that I'm in this for the long run."

Qualifications for the award include: a demonstrated commitment to small-business advocacy above and beyond policies that specifically impact their own business or industry; a proven history of volunteer efforts to advance and improve the overall small-business community; success in advocating for pro-small business policies; and success and growth as a small-business owner.

Nomination packets are due July 8, 2011.

Please click here for more information and to complete the simple nomination form.

Since 1937, NSBA has advocated on behalf of America's entrepreneurs. A staunchly nonpartisan organization, NSBA reaches more than 150,000 small businesses nationwide and is proud to be the nation's first small-business advocacy organization. For more information, please visit www.nsba.biz.

SOURCE National Small Business Association