MSBA Taking Nominations for Small Business Week Awards

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BOSTON, Mass. – The Massachusetts District Office of the Small Business Administration is accepting nominations for the 2023 National and District Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year Award.

"Every year since 1963, National Small Business Week has been recognizing the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners," said District Director Robert Nelson. "Nominate a small business making a difference and help us identify success stories from our local communities."

Visit the SBA’s dedicated website at www.sba.gov/nsbw to download forms, criteria, and guidelines for submitting a National nomination. The Massachusetts District Office award categories and guidelines can be found on the district’s website under "From our office" at www.sba.gov/ma

The SBA Awards given in celebration of National and District Small Business Week include the following awards:

Massachusetts District Small Business Week Categories:

  • Small Business Person of the Year (National and District)
  • Small Business Exporter (National and District)
  • Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small Business of the Year
  • Minority Small Business Owner
  • Veteran Small Business Owner
  • Women Small Business Owner
  • Microenterprise
  • Young Entrepreneur
  • Small Business Manufacturer
  • Homebased Business Owner
  • Financial Services Champion

The Massachusetts District Office must receive all nominations by electronic submission ONLY to the District’s BOX account found at www.sba.gov/nsbw no later 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 8, 2022.

To obtain additional information, please contact Norman Eng at: norman.eng@sba.gov


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Berkshire Force 12U Wins Tournament Title

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Charlotte Kotski doubled, and Abbigail McLaughlin had a pair of hits Sunday to lead the Berkshire Force 12-and-under travel softball team to a 14-11 win over the Cage Heat Elite in the championship game of the Nightmare on the Dirt tournament.
 
The Force scored six runs in the top of the first and never trailed in the title game win at the Doyle Complex.
 
Emma Wixsom and Peyton Demary split time in the circle, striking out 11 in the seven-inning win. Wixsom helped their cause by driving in a pair of runs.
 
The Force, which started bracket play as the two-day tournament's No. 1 seed, advanced to the tournament final on Sunday by beating the Northern Columbia Impact, 12-0, and the Bethlehem Bombers, 9-2.
 
Against the Impact, McLaughlin and  Kotski each homered and drove in three runs.
 
In the win over Bethlehem, Kotski went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs and McLaughlin was 2-for-2 with a double in a six-hit attack for the Force.
 
In the 10U bracket, the Adams-Cheshire-Savoy Swat defeated the Berkshire Force, 10-9, on Sunday morning to reach the tournament semi-finals, where the Swat fell to the HVS Select, 10-1.
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