Do you know a great entrepreneur? Get them recognized by nominating them for our 2003 Small Business Awards. (Black Enterprise/Microsoft Entrepreneurs Conference).Each year, we solicit nominations for the BLACK ENTERPRISE Small Business Awards. It's an open invitation, and people are encouraged to nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. outstanding African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. entrepreneurs from their communities. Entrepreneurs can be nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. by anyone--co-workers, clients, or even themselves. The deadline for next year's award nominations is Jan. 15, 2003. We only request that nominees meet the following criteria: Their business must be independently operated; at least 5 years old; 51% black-owned; generate annual revenues of at least $250,000 (but no more than $15 million); show a pattern of increasing revenues for the two years preceding the application; and have a minimum of three employees. The only exception to this criteria is for nominees of the BE Kidpreneurs[TM] Award, which is given to entrepreneurs 18 years of age or younger. As always, the cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to of our Black Enterprise/Microsoft Entrepreneurs Conference will be our recognition of today's leading African American small business owners. We recognize these entrepreneurs in four categories: BE Emerging Company of the Year, BE Business Innovator of the Year, BE Rising Star Award, and BE Kidpreneurs Award. (See "Flying High," this issue, for brief profiles of this year's winners.) Perhaps next year will be your year. Nominate an entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. today and, while you're at it, register and plan to attend yourself. Our next Entrepreneurs Conference is May 14-18, 2003, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee “Nashville” redirects here. For other uses, see Nashville (disambiguation). Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, after Memphis. . To obtain a nomination application or for more information, go to www.blackenterprise.com or call 800-543-6786. --The Editors |
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