Nominations are open through 1 p.m. Dec. 5 for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2025 National Small Business Week Awards. 

SBA Seattle District will award individuals and small businesses in five categories: Small Business Person of the Year, Small Business Exporter of the Year, 8(a) Graduate of the Year, Rural Small Business of the Year, and Microenterprise of the Year.  

To be eligible, participants must have operated a small business for a minimum of three years and have received at least one type of SBA assistance. 

Winners will be announced during National Small Business Week, May 4-10, which celebrates the key contributions made by entrepreneurs and small business owners. The U.S. SBA has celebrated the week for more than 60 years.  

Winners in the first three categories will go on to compete for recognition at the national level. 

Go to: sba.gov/national-small-business-week/awards.