The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that it is adding a new award in celebration of National Small Business Week 2013. The “Small Business Exporter of the Year” award will recognize a small business that is successfully engaged in exporting.
The U.S. Small Business Administration honored Dionisio Ortiz, president of Bayamón-based Corporate Development Solutions Inc., as “Minority Small Business Person of the Year” for the district of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for awards honoring the critical economic role small businesses play in federally funded research and development through SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.