Nominate Small Business Influencers for 2011

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[box type=”important”]Voting is over and winners were selected. Here's the list of Small Business Influencers. And just for the record here's who I voted for:

Who has influenced the growth and success of your small business? When you stop to think about it, I'm sure there's an individual or an organization that comes to mind. Well, now is the time to show your appreciation and in other words, give them some props, by nominating them as a Small Business Influencer for 2011.

[box type=”blue”]I nominated my online mentor Lisa Irby from 2createawebsite as a Small Business Influencer in the Guru category.[/box]

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Small Business Influencers Award Sponsors

The Small Business Influencers Awards are produced by Small Business Trends and Small Biz Technology and brought to you by Blackberry.  Many of you may already know Anita Campbell, CEO of Small Biz Trends LLC and owner of Biz Sugar, or Ramon Ray, founder of Small Biz Technology, and their long-standing commitment to the success of small business. Here are more details about the award and how you can nominate your favorite small business influencer.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO BE A SMALL BUSINESS INFLUENCER?

A small business influencer is a person, 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.

People, companies and other organizations that fall into one of the following five categories may be nominated:

• 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)

• Gurus (mavens, authors, speakers, consultants, advocates, professionals such as lawyers or CPAs)

HOW DO WE NOMINATE SOMEONE? To nominate an influencer, simply click on the “NOMINATE” button, and fill in the information on the submission form. Nominate as many people and organizations as you wish. All nominations are subject to administrative review, and may be edited for completeness, proper categories, accuracy, grammar and typographical errors. It may take up to 24 hours for nominations to be appear on the site.

Nominate Small Business Influencers

You have until July 8th to get your nomination in at which time the final judging will commence. You can keep up with the announcements and deadlines for Small Business Influencers 2011 by following Anita @smallbiztrends, Ramon @smallbiztechnology, and a dedicated account @smbinfluencer on Twitter. Be sure you take a look at the list of judges and visit their websites to expose yourself to a wealth of experience and expertise that can foster new ideas and provide solutions that can help you expand the reach of your small business.

33 thoughts on “Nominate Small Business Influencers for 2011”

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  3. Sonny

    I’ve been to BizSugar several times in the past, and I’ve enjoyed my visits. It’s nice to finally put a name (Anita Campbell) to the place…

    1. Ileane

      Sonny, I was using BizSugar for several months before I realized that Anita purchased the site awhile ago. I follow her on Twitter, but for some reason she pops up in my Facebook feed more often than Twitter. That lead me to a few interviews she has done and if you want to learn more about Anita and her connection to BizSugar, listen to this interview with Torrey McGraw from GrindandThrive called Mastering Monitoring Small Business Trends – with Anita Campbell

  4. Kira

    Great information! I’m sure this will be hit as there are lots of small business influencers out there. Let me have my nomination! BTW Thanks for sharing.

    1. Ileane

      Hi Kira, it’s perfectly fine to nominate yourself as a Small Business Influencer. I’m sure you have enough support to get lots of votes! Go for it!

    2. Christian Hollingsworth

      Looks like I’m going to be spending some time conjuring up some names I can nominate. There sure are a lot out there to choose from. Mine, are most likely going to be bloggers who’ve made a difference in my life.

      1. Ileane

        Hi Christian,

        Thanks for letting us know your plans. I’ve been watching the nominations and I see some bloggers are on the list.

    1. Ileane

      Hi Argie, Please come back and let me know who you decide to nominate as a Small Business Influencer. Thanks!

  7. Mamie Saunders

    Thanks for sharing, this is a great information. This would be a great idea because there’s a lot of small business influencers out there.

  8. Shiva

    Hi Ileane,
    This is really a great initiative for encouraging small business to come up with new innovations. I will try to check out from my contacts if I have any one from North America who is having a small business and has been able to have a significant impact.

    Regards,
    Shiva

  11. SK

    Ileane,

    Anita Campbell might be the brain behind the idea, but you get the credit for being an excellent brand ambassador for the concept.

    Great blog, by the way. Just stopped by to see what the buzz was about.

    1. Ileane

      SK, that’s really nice of you to say. I appreciate you for noticing 🙂 I’ve been a supporter of small businesses for years and this is an extension of that effort.

  12. Arun

    why only for North America? If it is available to all the people then I can nominate 4+ persons for this list… I don’t have any influencers from NA to nominate now 🙁

  13. Nile

    I have been voting for all of the nominated listed. I was really surprised that I showed up on there. I like that I can vote for as many people I want, and believe me, besides Gail, Kristi, Christian, and Lisa, I voted for a lot of people… a lot of the others were people I have met in person at various conferences I have attended or spoken at.

    I wish all the nominees good luck and will slip in a vote daily.

    1. Ileane

      Hi Nile, I feel silly leaving you off the list 🙁
      I’ll be sure to fix that asap!! I’m voting for you too – and I even met some new small business influencers to hook up with. Thanks for stopping by Nile. You deserve an award that’s for sure!

  14. Mary

    This is a nice campaign. Other countries should also have this kind of awards for people who influenced other small businesses. I think if this is going to be like a global awards so that other countries could also participate. Anyway, this is a great idea.

  15. Robin

    This is an amazing idea to help bloggars influencing small businesses through the recognition and awards. I personally know a few people who have really contributed much in the small businesses and I will definitely vote for one of my favorite person.

  16. Alice

    It’s a brilliant idea to nominate the small business influencer because the one we will nominate is also our inspiration and problem advicer. I have my favourite one she’s an informative freelance writer. I really enjoy reading her blogs. And I do agree that other countries should also have this kind of awards for people who influenced the small businesses. And it will be great if this is going to be like a global awards so that the nominees from other countries could also participate. Thanks for sharing such an awesome post.

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