LANSING – Online registration has opened for the second annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards ceremony on April 19, which incluces a keynote speech by Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

Tickets for the awards dinner are $125 per person or $1,000 for a table of eight. The evening includes a cocktail reception, the awards dinner, and an address by the governor at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing. Black tie is optional.

Michigan Celebrates Small Business is the state?s premier awards ceremony for entrepreneurs and the supporters of small business. The program is a cooperative effort of:

The U.S. Small Business Administration ? Michigan

The Small Business Association of Michigan

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center

Edward Lowe Foundation

In past years, these organizations held their own independent awards programs. For the second consecutive year, they are coming together to create a more meaningful and inclusive state-wide program to honor small business.

To register online, click on MichiganCelebrates.Biz