GRAND RAPIDS ? The deadline for the Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards is Nov. 25, just ten days away. Five entrepreneurial awards, 10 small business awards and the 50 Companies To Watch In Michigan are up for nomination.

The Entrepreneurial Awards include:

Small Business Person of the Year Award

Exporter of the Year Award

Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Entrepreneurial Success Award

Family-Owned Small Business of the Year Award

Small Business Advocate Awards

Financial Services Advocate of the Year Award

Home-Based Business Advocate of the Year

Minority Small Business Champion of the Year Award

Women in Business Advocate of the Year Award

Michigan Small Business Counselor of the Year Award

Small Business Journalist of the Year Award

Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year Awar

Other awards include:

The Innovation Award

Best Small Business Award (Main Street USA)

Government Contract Award

For more information regarding the event, click onMichiganCelebrates.Biz

For second-stage businesses, there is the 50 Companies to Watch in Michigan, which is sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation. Nominations are due by Dec. 15. Final applications for those nominees selected are due by Dec. 31.

Nomination forms are available by clicking on EdwardLowe.Org

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