(Syracuse, NY – Nov. 2015) Do you know of an exemplary veteran entrepreneur? The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration requests 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 percent 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 2016 Operation: Start Up & Grow veterans’ business conference at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse on Wednesday, March 16, 2016.
Nomination packages must be postmarked by January 31, 2016 and sent to: Erica Choi, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1 Computer Drive S., Albany, NY, 12205.
Please contact Erica Choi for nomination forms at 518-446-1118 ext. 231 or erica.choi@sba.gov.