Small Business Trends, headed by Anita Campbell and SmallBizTechnology, lead by Ramon Ray have teamed up once again to produce the Small Business Influencer Awards for 2012. 
The Awards are brought to you by Blackberry and this is the second year they will select the Top 100 Small Business Influencers from the U.S. and Canada.
“WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO BE A SMALL BUSINESS INFLUENCER?
A small business influencer is a person, app, company or other organization that has made a meaningful and lasting impact on the North American small business market. Impact may mean (i) providing products widely used by significant numbers of small businesses, or (ii) influencing significant numbers of small businesses by being a thought leader, or (iii) providing information or services of note to significant numbers of small businesses.”
I’m nominated in the category of Small Business Expert
I’m very pleased to be nominated for an Award this year in the category of Expert. I was nominated by Susan Payton, President of Egg Marketing, but you don’t have to wait for someone else to nominate you. You can nominate yourself as a Small Business Influencer and here are the six categories that you can choose from:
• Leaders (executives, academics, government officials, or key employees who are part of companies or other organizations serving the small business market)
• Corporations (companies that provide products and services to the small business market, and non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and advocacy and support organizations)
• Journalists (individual journalists, reporters, editors, broadcasters, bloggers, podcasters, freelance writers)
• News Outlets (media companies, newspapers, magazines, broadcasting companies)
• Apps (software applications, software as a service or SaaS, mobile apps, tablet apps)
• Experts (mavens, authors, speakers, consultants, advocates, professionals such as lawyers or CPAs)
I am super excited about being honored with a nomination and I’d like to encourage you to submit at least one nomination in each of these categories. Don’t you think it’s a great idea to give back to the people who have done so much for you and your business throughout the past year? You have until July 15th to submit your nomination after which time the community voting will begin. I’ll be sure to remind you once the voting starts and you can also keep up with the news related to the Awards by following @SMBInfluencer on Twitter.
What you need to nominate a Small Business Influencer
Before you submit your nomination, you’ll need to gather some vital information about the nominee. Here’s a list of what you need:
- Full name of the person, organization, app or company
- Short bio or description (1,000 words or less)
- Head-shot or logo
- List of professional memberships if applicable
- Reason for the nomination
- Contribution to Small Business in the U.S. or Canada
- Website, Twitter handle, Facebook Page/Profile and LinkedIn Profile
- Email address of nominee and yourself
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Twitter: bihar
June 10, 2012 at 7:55 AM
USA is the leading place for business. If anyone can be an influencer across the globe, it will be from the USA. It is these small businesses that will propel the USA out of economic recession. Ileane Smith, I congratulate you for being nominated for the 2012 small business influencer awards. Wish you the best for future awards as well.
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Twitter: Ileane
June 10, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Hi Shalu, thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. Please think about someone you can nominate if possible.
Ileane recently posted..Subscribers: A Content Marketer’s Greatest Asset (RSS, Email, Podcast, YouTube, Facebook)
Twitter: GuideAndNews
June 10, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Congrats Ileane for your nomination and thanks for sharing the the here with us at your blog. Will try to nominate a small business Influencer.
Twitter: Ileane
June 10, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Hi Ehsan, thank you for nominating someone as a Small Business Influencer if you do!
Ileane recently posted..Subscribers: A Content Marketer’s Greatest Asset (RSS, Email, Podcast, YouTube, Facebook)
Twitter: morganbarnhart
June 10, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Congrats, Ileane! You definitely deserve it.
I’m not going to nominate myself, as I don’t think I’m quite there yet, but I’m definitely going to vote for you. 
Morgan recently posted..15 Ways To Keep From Getting Stressed Out About Social Media
Twitter: Ileane
June 10, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Hi Morgan, I think I felt the same way last year, but this year is a different story. Thanks for stopping by. We need to chat offline again soon
Ileane recently posted..How to Fix iTunes When It Stops Downloading Your Podcasts
Twitter: morganbarnhart
June 12, 2012 at 9:37 AM
I agree, we definitely need to chat again soon!
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Twitter: 3arn
June 10, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Wow, congratulations on the nomination. I hope it works out for you in the end.
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Twitter: Ileane
June 10, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Abdul, I feel like a winner already
Thank you.
Ileane recently posted..5 Qualities of a Perfect Guest Blogger
Twitter: ABloggers
June 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Ileane,
First and foremost.
Excellent work, I’m glad you’ve been nominated.
Fingers crossed.
(I bet a smile has been on your face all day?)
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Twitter: Ileane
June 10, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Hi Simmeon, you’re right, I’m still grinning. Thanks for your support.
Ileane recently posted..AWeber Tour and Rapportive Integration in Gmail
Twitter: ABloggers
June 11, 2012 at 10:42 AM
So..next year.
I want to see you nominated for “Big Business Influencer”
Big step?
NO! You can do it.
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Twitter: Ileane
June 12, 2012 at 5:34 AM
Just let me know where to apply for that one Simmeon! I’m on it.
Ileane recently posted..Stream Live Webinars on Facebook and YouTube with Lujure and Google+ Hangouts on Air
Twitter: Tech_Jumble
June 10, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Never heard of this particular award before but sounds brilliant. A great way to increase your visibility and get some more exposure in and outside of your particular niche.
Congrats on the nomination!
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Twitter: Ileane
June 10, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Hi Flo, I’m sure I’ll be exposed to a new audience now as a result of the nomination. I’m looking forward to it.
Ileane recently posted..Stream Live Webinars on Facebook and YouTube with Lujure and Google+ Hangouts on Air
Twitter: dragonblogger
June 10, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Congratulations
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Twitter: Ileane
June 10, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Thank you Justin.
Ileane recently posted..Stream Live Webinars on Facebook and YouTube with Lujure and Google+ Hangouts on Air
Twitter: IssuesEthical
June 10, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Ms. Ileane I congratulate you for being nominated. I can only dream of such an award. I know you are one of my top 10 influencer bloggers. I have learned so much from you and your style.
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Twitter: Ileane
June 10, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Hi Michael, that is so kind of you to say. I really appreciate your support. Thank you.
Ileane recently posted..7 Website Traffic Tips to Get 10 Thousand Website Visitors Per Day
Twitter: comptalks
June 10, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Great progress and all the best for it
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Twitter: Ileane
June 12, 2012 at 5:36 AM
Thank you Bishwajeet for supporting me on my journey.
Ileane recently posted..How to Fix iTunes When It Stops Downloading Your Podcasts
No matter the outcome of this process, you are tremendously influential in small business, Ilene. Wishing you the best, and thanks for providing the submission details.
Twitter: LogAllot
June 11, 2012 at 12:13 AM
Congrats girl…so happy to see that you got nominated. Your contributions here shows all the work you have put into giving back. Girl I hope you win! You got my vote!
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Twitter: Ileane
June 12, 2012 at 5:39 AM
Hi Sonia! I’m thrilled for this nomination so thank you. I hope you plan to submit some nominations. This sounds like a great opportunity for some of your clients or perhaps some of the conferences you’ve attended. Give it some thought and let me know if you end up doing it.
Ileane recently posted..Subscribers: A Content Marketer’s Greatest Asset (RSS, Email, Podcast, YouTube, Facebook)
Twitter: BusinessGross
June 11, 2012 at 2:06 AM
Hi Ileane,
I’m so sorry this came very late, I was supposed to comment the first day this post was published but the cry of one of my son made me to get carried away and I didn’t remember to come back again lol.
I am not surprised to see you being nominated as one of the SMB Influencer because a hard work always pays and believe me, we all will definitely support and vote for you!
Valentine
Twitter: Ileane
June 12, 2012 at 5:43 AM
Wow Valentine, you should post a picture of your soothing the cries of the little lad. LOL! I’d love to see you in “Daddy” mode.
Thanks so much for comment. All of your support and friendship is greatly appreciated.
Ileane recently posted..Stream Live Webinars on Facebook and YouTube with Lujure and Google+ Hangouts on Air
It’s good to be nominated as one of the experts in small business influencer, another goal to achieve for others out there that are into writing blogs. Although this many not get every writers attention, it is still better if we keep influencing others to do something they can get profit from online. Congrats for being nominated..
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Twitter: RyanBiddulph
June 11, 2012 at 3:55 AM
Congratulations Ileane! No doubts here; you are a big time small business influencer.
Ryan
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Twitter: Ileane
June 14, 2012 at 7:03 PM
Hi Ryan,
Thank you for saying that. I appreciate you.
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Twitter: lisapatb
June 11, 2012 at 5:51 AM
Ileane, Congratulations! What an honor for you and please let us know when we can start voting away
I see you have a Twitter account for us to follow for more info – nice. I will have to think about nominating someone too. When they choose the top 100 are they in any order? Do you win something? I love your nomination logo that is nice. Good luck Ileane.
Twitter: Ileane
June 14, 2012 at 7:07 PM
Lisa, I don’t think they put the winner in any type of ranking order. The voting starts on July 16th but don’t worry I will remind you when the time comes. If you nominate, please come back and let us know how you make out.
Ileane recently posted..Stream Live Webinars on Facebook and YouTube with Lujure and Google+ Hangouts on Air
Twitter: ayaz1988
June 11, 2012 at 5:56 AM
Congrats Ileane for the nomination.
Ileane is that necessary to take part into the list the businesses or the person should be US based or any other from the globe can be a part of it?
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Twitter: Ileane
June 14, 2012 at 7:09 PM
Ayaz, the Small Business Influencer Awards are exclusive to US and Canada.
Ileane recently posted..Stream Live Webinars on Facebook and YouTube with Lujure and Google+ Hangouts on Air
Twitter: nickyvitality
June 11, 2012 at 6:07 AM
That is a great idea and a super nomination – I am very pleased for you it is well deserved – do let us know how you get on.
Kind regards
Nicky
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Twitter: Ileane
June 14, 2012 at 7:11 PM
Hi Nicky, don’t worry! You’ll hear a lot from me about the Small Business Influencer Awards and I’m counting on your votes when the time comes.
Thank you so much.
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Twitter: howtospecialist
June 11, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Congratulation Ileane! As you already said, you should feel a winner even in the case of not winning the race. Just the simple fact that your hard work is recognized should be a great motivation to continue the awesome job you do.
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Twitter: RyanHanley_Com
June 11, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Ileane,
Congrats… You are very deserving!! Let me know where and when I need to vote on you and it’s done!
Good Luck!!
Ryan H.
Ryan Hanley recently posted..Results From the Ultimate Small Business SEO Experiment
Twitter: adriennesmith40
June 11, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations Ileane for being nominated.
I remember last year when Christian Hollingsworth was nominated and I did everything in my power to get that boy some votes. He came in second in his category but I was very pleased because the guy that beat him had his own company so he had all his employees voting for him too. Since Christian only had his online presence I thought that was pretty impressive myself.
I will definitely wish you the very best and I know you’ll let us know when voting will start.
You go girl!
~Adrienne
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Twitter: Ileane
June 14, 2012 at 7:15 PM
Adrienne, I voted for Christian last year and encouraged others to vote for him as well. I’m sure someone will nominate him again this year, but if not you can certainly nominate him – you can even nominate yourself!
Ileane recently posted..Subscribers: A Content Marketer’s Greatest Asset (RSS, Email, Podcast, YouTube, Facebook)
Twitter: FamousBloggers
June 11, 2012 at 6:12 PM
Hey Ileane, this is fantastic, you deserve it!
I wish you good luck!
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Really a awesome Blog, very informative content, congrats you earned a new daily visitor……….
Twitter: aidacarbone
June 11, 2012 at 6:43 PM
Congratulations on your nomination!
Thank you as well for the information. I have someone in mind who is worthy of a nomination as well. 
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Twitter: bbrian017
June 11, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Way to go Ileane you deserve it. You help so many people everyday, in fact it’s amazing your success is in fact based our your amazing personality. Congrats again and hey it’s nice to have people like Susan out there thinking about you. I know Nicole Fende was also nominated so it’s going to be a great event.
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Wow! Congrats to your nomination! That must be really a big deal! And after reading some of your posts, I have the feeling that you really deserve it. Big up!
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Twitter: marcie_hill
June 11, 2012 at 9:39 PM
What do I need to do to help you win?
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June 11, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Hi,
Congrats , you totally deserve it.
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Congratulations! You really are an influencer.
Twitter: seewhatyouneed
June 12, 2012 at 3:09 AM
Hi Ileane,
Good to hear the great news. I’ll vote for you and tweet about it to my followers.
Wish you best results.
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Twitter: webmaisterpro
June 12, 2012 at 3:30 AM
For sure, you deserve to be. I am not quite sure that I will be able to cast my vote for you, as I am living in Asia, but I will give a try. Good luck, Ileane!
Twitter: antonrsa
June 12, 2012 at 4:40 AM
Wow – That is great news Ileane. Best of luck for the upcoming nomination.
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Twitter: sanjibinkiit
June 12, 2012 at 7:17 AM
Hello Ileane, thank you for sharing this. I a really happy to see this. You are rightly nominated as Small Business Expert. You deserve this, and i have no doubt at all. My all the best wishes with you!
Congratulations on your nomination Ileane! It only goes to show that you are doing a great job and that you have inspired, influence and gave a big impact on your reader’s lives. A truly well deserve nomination! Good luck and hopefully you’ll hit the spot.
Twitter: vijayrajreddy
June 13, 2012 at 4:41 AM
congrats Ileane for the nomination… you really deserve it as you have inspired many bloggers and small business owners a lot…
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June 13, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Hi Ileane,
I’m a little late chiming in, but just wanted to say congrats on the nomination! You deserve it.
Janet Thomson recently posted..SMB Blogging Contest Summer Explosion
First of all i’d like to congratz for being a awesome honor that you earned through your emerging qualities of being a small business leader, What i think being a good leader one have to be a great INFLUENCER as this is one of the main definition of a leadership. hope to vote you but i’m in the region of America
Their for congratz again for your achievement.
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Ileane you are fan following was increasing day by day and congratulation for nomination you are true inspiration for new bloggers.
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Twitter: raheelmushtaq
June 18, 2012 at 6:10 AM
that is very great achievement i hope you can in the award
as we all love reading your blog ..! we will support you
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June 19, 2012 at 3:32 PM
You certainly got my vote, ma dear!
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Twitter: Janis167
June 19, 2012 at 4:46 PM
If I will be able to call myself a businesman in 2012 I will be really happy
)
Congratulations Ileane! The best of luck to you, I hope you get it! You know you certainly deserve it!
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First of all i’d like to congratz for being a awesome honor that you earned through your emerging qualities of being a small business leader,
congrats Ileane for the nomination…You really are an influencer.
Congrats Ileane for your nomination and thanks for sharing here with us. It is very great achievement and you are true inspiration for new bloggers.
Twitter: allbloggingtips
July 16, 2012 at 6:20 AM
Congrats Ileane for your nomination. You certainly deserve it!
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Twitter: vijayrajreddy
July 17, 2012 at 2:08 AM
Congratulations Ileane…. i am sure that you will win it… best of luck
Twitter: bbrian017
July 25, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Hi Ileane thanks so much for taking the time to nominate me into this website. I have taken the liberty to also share your link with our blog engage Facebook group. I have voted twice and plan on voting more as much as I can. Best of luck Ileane.
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Twitter: WebTechEra
August 31, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Wow congratulations Ileane on the nomination.You totally deserve it.
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October 5, 2012 at 4:14 AM
This is an awesome post and something to consider once you start getting your site to where it needs to be!
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November 7, 2012 at 9:29 PM
Congrats Ileane!! peoples are wishing you for nomination but I guess you won it already, I could see the same in sidebar
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Twitter: shoryabist
December 8, 2012 at 2:50 AM
Hi Ileane,
Thanks for sharing the information,Whenever i visit your blog i get some thing very informative like i got to know about what is small business influenzer.
Thank You
Shorya Bist
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December 31, 2012 at 5:55 AM
Hey Ileane, this is fantastic
I wish good luck!
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Hi Ileane, congratulations on the nomination. I’ve only just recently found your blog but I’m amazed from the quality of help and information you provide here, you have a tremendous influence in small business sector. I wish to find out you won!
Anyway, I’m sure you’ll keep the good work!
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January 28, 2013 at 1:42 PM
You Deserves This or I say You Are The Only One For This.. Congrats…
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Quality information you provided here.it is really very useful for newbies.
Thanks for post.
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February 11, 2013 at 8:54 AM
Hi Ms.Ileane
I’m glad you’ve been nominated. The best wishes for you to be a Big Business Influencer 
Thank you for this sharing
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