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Attend the 2010 Governor’s Trader of the Year Awards Reception

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On Tuesday, March 16th, 2010, Governor Christine Gregoire will be presenting two prestigious World Trade Club awards to Washington State companies that have significantly contributed to the expansion of the state’s international trade. This is an annual event organized by the World Trade Club and co-sponsored by the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle.  The two awards are the Governor’s Trader of the Year Award and the Governor’s Emerging Trader of the Year Award. Past recipients of the awards have been: Expeditors International, PACCAR Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attachmate Corporation, and Eddie Bauer.

The Governor’s Trader of the Year Award recognizes a Washington State business that has demonstrated success and industry leadership through its innovation in products or services, its contribution to the local economy, and its service to the community.

The Governor’s Emerging Trader of the Year Award recognizes a small- to mid-sized Washington State business that has demonstrated recent innovation and success in international activities.

This event will include a speech from Governor Gregoire on the topic of our state’s international trade activities. The reception will also allow attendees to network with World Trade Club members and representatives from the region’s international businesses, financial institutions, and government trade offices.

To find out more about this event or to register, click here.

Second annual Seattle 2.0 Awards recognize local tech start-ups

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Seattle 2.0, a Seattle-based group dedicated to helping tech entrepreneurs build great companies, is hosting its second annual “Seattle 2.0 Awards.”  The event recognizes the accomplishments of more than 300 Seattle-area technology start-ups and the exceptional people who have driven this work through the recent economic downturn.

The Seattle 2.0 Awards single out the best of the best in Seattle’s start-up community, and these individuals are judged by the people who know them the best: their peers.

The event is tentatively scheduled for May 13, 2010 – a finalized date will be posted in the next two weeks.

For more information, or to sponsor the event, check out Seattle 2.0’s event page.

Now accepting nominations for the 2009 Mayor’s Small Business Awards

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Small businesses are vital to Seattle’s diverse economy. They create jobs, add character to our neighborhoods, and provide unique local products and services. Here’s a great way to recognize a small business that contributes to the economic vitality and quality of life in Seattle.

Beginning today, the Office of Economic Development is accepting nominations for the 2009 Mayor’s Small Business Awards, presented by Wells Fargo. The Mayor’s Small Business Awards have honored the diversity and excellence of small businesses in Seattle for more than 20 years.

Over the last two decades, the awards program has recognized more than 240 small businesses, including Starbucks Coffee Company (1984), Uwajimaya (1984), Ezell’s Fried Chicken (1989), the Dilettante (1990) and City People’s Mercantile (1993).

The deadline to submit nomination forms is Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at Town Hall on October 13, 2009.

Read more about the award nomination process or download the nomination form.

Read the call for nominations press release.