NSBA Seeking Involved Small-Business Owners for Award

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Mar 24, 2015, 12:38 ET

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Small Business Association is currently seeking active and involved small-business owners for the 2015 Lewis A. Shattuck Small Business Advocate of the Year Award. 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 June in conjunction with the Washington Presentation, June 1 and 2, 2015.

"Now in its 10^th year, I'm proud of the many outstanding finalists and winners we've recognized with the Lew Shattuck Award," said NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. "This is the perfect way for politically engaged small-business owners to get a little recognition for their years of hard work on behalf of America's small businesses."

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.

Application packets are due April 10, 2015.

Please click here for more information on the Advocate Award.

Please click here for more information on the Washington Presentation.

Celebrating more than 75 years in operation, NSBA is a staunchly nonpartisan organization advocating on behalf of America's entrepreneurs. NSBA's 65,000 members represent every state and every industry in the U.S., and we are proud to be the nation's first small-business advocacy organization. Please visit www.nsba.biz.

SOURCE National Small Business Association