She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Atlanta REALTORS ® Association's E.A. Isakson Award; the Sally Washburn Lifetime Achievement Award; and REALTOR ® of the Year — 1980; the Georgia
Small Business Person of the Year; and is an inductee of the Business Hall of Fame at Georgia State University, the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers and the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame.
Did you know: In honor of the U.S. Small Business Administration's «Small Business Week» every May, the local SBA chapter hosts an awards luncheon in Nashua to recognize
a Small Business Person of the Year and other honorees.
SBA selects owners of Utica's Metal Solutions as Syracuse district 2018
Small Business Person of the Year
UTICA, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has selected the owners of Utica — based Metal Solutions, Inc. as the Syracuse district winners of 2018
Small Business Person of the Year Award.
Jason Barrett of Black Button Distilling was honored as
small business person of the year, by the Small Business Administration's Buffalo district office.
In addition to having won the Louisiana Catfish Farmer of the Year Award, Haring's Catfish also has won the Catfish Farmers of America Award of Excellence and
the Small Business Person of the Year Award by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
She has also been honored to receive the U.S. Small Business Administration's National Entrepreneurial Success Award, and the Missouri
Small Business Person of the Year award.
On Monday, Tifft was named «
Small Business Person of the Year» at National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C.
This year's
Small Business Person of the Year discusses the challenges of managing rapid growth.
The Small Business Person of the Year is chosen from winners in all the states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
To recognize and celebrate National Small Business Week (NSBW), which started Monday, we reached out to the six finalists in the running to win the title of National
Small Business Person of the Year and asked them for their very best hiring secrets.
As part of the annual celebration, the SBA picks one
Small Business Person of the Year who most exemplifies the determination and spirit of the small - business owner.
In honor of National Small Business Week 2015, we collected these words of wisdom from the six finalists in the running to win National
Small Business Person of the Year.
The six finalists in the running for National
Small Business Person of the Year share what they wish they'd known as they were getting started.
As National Small Business Week kicks off, we gathered some insight from the six finalists in the running to win National
Small Business Person of the Year.
Guidance Aviation, a company that specializes in high - altitude helicopter flight training, was honored today as the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2013 National
Small Business Person of the Year.
Every year, one entrepreneur is bestowed the honor of National
Small Business Person of the Year.
The week's events culminate in Washington where the 2013 National
Small Business Person of the Year will be announced.
The culmination of National Small Business Week is the announcement of
the Small Business Person of the Year.
But here, in alphabetical order by state, are 10 of the best of the rest — the most interesting winners we found in the SBA's state - by - state list of
Small Business People of the Year.
Not exact matches
Interacting with
people on Facebook can be fun, but for most
small businesses sales happen in the real world, so it's crucial to make the connection with your
business outside
of Facebook.
How to Build Better
Business Relationships: Be Honest «As a small business owner, it's important that people see me as expert in my field,» says Amy Harcourt of Definitive Ma
Business Relationships: Be Honest «As a
small business owner, it's important that people see me as expert in my field,» says Amy Harcourt of Definitive Ma
business owner, it's important that
people see me as expert in my field,» says Amy Harcourt
of Definitive Marketing.
Small businesses employ a lot
of people, so policy makers invest in resources that help start new companies.
If you run a
small business (or a large
business), being a part
of a documentary series might sound like a marketing, exposure, and credibility - enhancing dream... but only if you approach the project in the right way, and with the right
people.
Small businesses should skip the thought leadership pieces in favor
of playing up their local roots and focusing on product, personality and
people.
If
people like your
small business and you put a good enough case forward, the idea
of crowdfunding brings ideas and
people together and could provide the money you need to get off the ground.
I noticed a couple
of names who started their
small business out with an idea and a dream, and now they're globally recognized names with a product and a service that have positively impacted
people's lives everywhere.
-- Amy Zimmerman, head
of people for Kabbage, a global financial services, technology and data platform serving
small businesses which has raised more than $ 1.6 billion in funding and lent out $ 4 billion overall
The summer started with a reasonable (if clumsy) attempt by the government to stop incorporated individuals from taking advantage
of the lower
small -
business tax rate, and ended with
people such as Arlene Dickinson, the investor and Dragon's Den star, talking about an assault on entrepreneurship.
Business owners operating out
of small towns need to know what kind
of people -LSB-...]
Unfortunately, there are
people who will take advantage
of the less structured nature and trust that a
small business environment provides.
The founding team was comprised
of a serial entrepreneur, a CTO who had scaled a
small business to hundreds
of millions in revenue and a talented
business development
person with relevant industry experience.
Things you just couldn't do as a
small business you're now getting taken care
of for you by
people like our security experts.
The number
of small businesses in existence, how many
people they employ, and the technology they use is impressive!
«I believe the CEO
of a
small - to - medium
business has three major duties: to make sure there is money in the bank; to get the right
people in the right roles; and to guide the long - term vision for the company,» said Nick Gray, the founder and CEO
of Museum Hack, a team - building company in New York City that counts major brands, including Facebook, among its customers.
Plus, more control over the work environment (a staple
of the
small business owner) makes
people happier to toil away.
A lot
of small businesses with only one to five
people can't handle their
business when they reach $ 250,000.
«For
small businesses in particular, Goldberg notes, «a tremendous amount
of investment goes into making
people aware
of their phone number.»
Many
small businesses are slowly trickling into video marketing (which is great), but where most hesitation occurs or where most skill is lacking is the absence
of a
person to shoot the video.
No resource is quite so valuable as a
person who is familiar with the larger world
of finance and your
small business needs.
«Encouraging
people to shop
small just one day out
of the year does nothing to help my
business grow.
Patricia G. Greene, a professor
of entrepreneurship at Babson College, points out that «retirement» may not mean the same thing to
small business owners as it does to
people who have spent their lives working for other
people.
As Irving Burstiner commented in The
Small Business Handbook, «Hiring the right people -; and training them well -; can often mean the difference between scratching out the barest of livelihoods and steady business growth&r
Business Handbook, «Hiring the right
people -; and training them well -; can often mean the difference between scratching out the barest
of livelihoods and steady
business growth&r
business growth» ¦.
While email marketing doesn't usually get you in front
of millions
of people, it's good to remember that for most
small businesses, getting in front
of millions
of people is not the point.
Immigration was clearly the chief preoccupation
of our group
of small business people.
But a
small business with a work force
of half a dozen
people will be hurt far more by such an employee than will a company with a work force that numbers in the hundreds (or thousands).
According to Constant Contact, 84 percent
of people say that the biggest difference in
small businesses between now and five years ago is the use
of more online marketing tools.
A word
of caution: I've seen too many
people go overboard with a newfound concept
of small business.
Rosalind Resnick, the founder and CEO
of Axxess
Business Consulting, a New York City consulting firm that advises startups and
small businesses, is the co-founder and former CEO
of NetCreations, a two -
person homebased web design firm that grew to a $ 58 million public company and was acquired for $ 111 million in cash in 2001.
Small businesses with fewer than 500 employees employ about half
of the private workforce in the U.S., or roughly 56.8 million
people, most
of these in firms with under 100 employees.