The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is accepting nominations for its 32nd annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards.
Each year, the Crown Point-based economic development organization highlights small businesses in Northwest Indiana that are growing or have potential to grow.
Award recipients and their nominators will be recognized during the E-Day luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The luncheon attracts 300 of the Region's most prominent economic leaders and business owners.
Nominations in the following categories will be taken until Aug. 30:
- Small Business Person of the Year
- Entrepreneurial Excellence
- Small Business Exporter
- Emerging Small Business
- Minority Small Business
- Family-Owned Business
- Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- Small Business Advocate
- Advocate for Youth Entrepreneurship
Small businesses are eligible to be nominated if they are located in the seven-county area of Northwest Indiana: Lake, Porter, La Porte, Starke, Jasper, Pulaski and Newton counties. They also mush have a three-year track record of growth in sales or employees and have potential to grow.
Last year's winners included Linda Woloshansky, who earned a Lifetime Achievement Award. She is now retired from the Center of Workforce Innovations in Valparaiso.
The NW-ISBDC serves as a resource for new and existing businesses and entrepreneurs.
