Business Gateway is the Only Government Program to Win
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Business Gateway
Program was selected by the Search Engine Strategies (SES) Conference
for the prestigious Best Use of Local Search award on August 20, 2008,
the only government finalist in any category. Business Gateway was
selected over two private sector companies.
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, SES incorporated its first
annual awards, honoring 15 outstanding "search marketers." The
Business Gateway Program was selected as the winner of the "Best Use
of Local Search" category because of its unique solution for handling
geographically oriented search queries. Business Gateway is a
cross-agency program providing small businesses with a single access
point - www.business.gov - to easily find government information,
including forms and compliance assistance resources and tools.
Business.gov uses the Google search engine and is able to improve
upon it by intelligently reading a user's query for geographic context
(city, state, zip code). The Business.gov search feature returns only
the most relevant results that align with the specific geographic area
for which a user is seeking information.
"This award demonstrates SBA's commitment to providing innovative
services to the small business community," said Sandy K. Baruah,
Acting Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. "We
are proud of the work Business.gov has done to help our nation's
businesses."
The SES Award is one of the most recent of eight noteworthy award
recognitions for the Business Gateway Program this year. Nancy
Sternberg, the Business Gateway Program Manager, comments on the
continued success of Business.gov: "It is truly an honor to be gaining
so much recognition for doing something we at Business.gov feel so
passionate about. At the end of the day, as long as we're saving
business owners' time and money, we've done our jobs. These awards are
icing on the cake."
About Search Engine Strategies
Search Engine Strategies is the leading global conference and
exposition dedicated to search engine marketing, optimization, and
online advertising tactics and best practices. The conference is held
annually over five days in San Jose, CA, attracting top industry
leaders. SES is the single most important, relevant conference in the
search engine marketing industry.
About Business.gov
Business.gov is the official business link to the U.S. Government,
and is managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration in
partnership with 21 other federal agencies. This partnership, known as
Business Gateway, serves as an incubator of technologies designed to
improve the delivery of services and information to the nation's small
business community. Originally launched in 2004, Business.gov provides
a single access point to government services and information to help
the nation's businesses with their operations.
U.S. Small Business Administration
Dennis Byrne, 202-205-6567
or
Business.gov
Caryn Fox, 703-288-1620 x-104
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