NSBA Seeks Nominations for Small Business Advocate of the Year

WASHINGTON, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Small Business
Association is seeking nominations for the 2009 Lewis I. Shattuck Small
Business Advocate of the Year Award. The award honors small-business owners
who go above and beyond in advocating for the small-business community.
Nominations are due April 10, 2009.

Any small-business owner is eligible for the award and should demonstrate a
commitment to small-business advocacy, a proven history of volunteering on
behalf of the small-business community, and success and growth as a
small-business owner. NSBA will select five finalists and one winner who will
be recognized at the annual Advocate of the Year Award Luncheon on June 9,
2009 in conjunction with the NSBA Washington Presentation in Washington, D.C.

Past winners include: Joseph Melookaran CPA, founder of JMA Chartered in
Overland Park, Kansas; Scott Hauge, president of Cal Insurance & Associates;
Robert Schmidt, founder of Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. and Orbital Research
Inc.; and Valerie W. Perlowitz founder and CEO of Reliable Integration
Services, Inc.

"Receiving this award was a great honor," stated Scott Hauge, 2007 award
winner. "Not only was it a validation of all my hard work, it sent an
important message to my customers and potential clients that I care about our
community and that I'm in this for the long run."

Please click here for more information and to complete the nomination form.

Since 1937, NSBA has advocated on behalf of America's entrepreneurs. A
staunchly nonpartisan organization, NSBA reaches more than 150,000 small
businesses nationwide and is proud to be the nation's first small-business
advocacy organization. For more information, please visit www.nsba.biz

SOURCE National Small Business Association

Molly Brogan of National Small Business Association, +1-202-552-2904,
press@nsba.biz