SBA Form 3301 Nomination Form for Small Business Person of the Year - National Small Business Week

SBA Form 3301 Instructions

The SBA 3301 requires the following information about the nominee:

1. The name of the business owner (or nominee), the name of their business and its operating period.
2. The nominator should indicate the number of employees working for their business, whether the business is a partnership and the ownership percentage of each partner.
3. The form also requires information on the business's financial performance over the last three years, a log of all donations to charity and a description of the steps the business took to overcome any crises.

The information provided on the SBA Nomination Form 3301 is used to determine the nominee's eligibility for a particular small business award, to identify any actual or apparent conflict of interest and to make eventual award determinations. Providing incorrect information will lead to disqualification and might result in penalties. The completed SBA Form 3301 is submitted as part of the nomination package along with the SBA Form 3300, Award Nominee Background Form completed by each co-nominee.

SBA Awards

Any legal owner of small business within the United States and can be nominated for SBA awards either individually or along with a team of employees or partners. Business owners that received an award from the SBA in the last three years cannot be nominated.

All award application packages must contain a filled-out copy of the Nomination Form for Small Business Person of the Year and an Award Nominee Background Form and must be submitted to a local SBA office before the annually-set deadline. Winners of the District office awards will be nominated for State-level awards and State-level award winners will be nominated for the National level awards.