{"id":160,"date":"2012-02-11T18:41:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T18:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shanecampbellcfo.com\/?p=160"},"modified":"2023-10-06T16:33:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:33:35","slug":"b2b-cfo-announces-the-call-for-nominations-and-event-sponsors-for-the-inaugural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/shane-campbell\/event-sponsors\/","title":{"rendered":"B2B CFO Announces the Call for Nominations and Event Sponsors for the Inaugural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u201cSmart 25 Awards\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Nominations for the Inaugural \u201cSmart 25 Awards\u201d are being accepted through March 20, 2012<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">B2B CFO, the nation\u2019s largest <\/span><a title=\"CFO Services Firm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #003300; font-size: small;\">CFO services firm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">, is accepting nominations for the first annual \u201c<\/span><a title=\"Smart 25 Awards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smart25award.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #003300; font-size: small;\">Smart 25 Awards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u201d through March 20, 2012. The award program recognizes outstanding companies and individuals for driving smart business growth in one of the toughest economies.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Honorees and finalists will be celebrated during the awards ceremony on May 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 2012, at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, during B2B CFO\u2019s annual National Partners Conference. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">The Smart 25 Awards were launched to coincide with B2B CFO\u2019s silver anniversary and recognize the critical components of best business practices that create jobs and improve the economy.\u00a0 Open to all growth-oriented privately-held businesses from around the United States, the awards honor companies and leaders for their significant accomplishments. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Award categories include:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Fastest Growing in Sales &#8211; presented to companies that demonstrate strong sales growth over a period of three years 2009-2011.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0\u2022 \u00a0Top Job Creators &#8211; presented to companies that created most jobs over a period of three years 2009-2011.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0\u2022 \u00a0Largest Loan Secured &#8211; presented to companies that managed to secure the largest loan (single or cumulative) during a three-year period 2009-2011. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0Best Working Capital Increase &#8211; presented to companies that demonstrate the healthiest growth in their working capital.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Businesses are thriving despite these tough economic conditions and the Smart 25 Awards is our opportunity to celebrate and showcase their accomplishments,&#8221; said Jerry L. Mills, founder and CEO of B2B CFO. &#8220;These awards recognize the smartest business practices and provide a platform for national exposure. So we encourage the business community from around the nation get involved and get recognized for the great impact they are making in our economy every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Company nominations and self-nominations are accepted. Up to five finalists will be chosen for each category by a selection committee comprised of distinguished representatives from the media and financial community.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural Smart 25 Awards will be presented at the B2B CFO National Partners Conference which brings together Partners and Service Providers from around the country.\u00a0 More than 300 attendees are anticipated to participate.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u201c2012 marks a very big year for B2B CFO,\u201d added Mills. \u201cIt\u2019s our company\u2019s 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary and we cannot think of a better way to celebrate then by launching an awards program that recognizes other successful businesses.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Conference sponsors include Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, SAP, and Intuit among many others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSmart 25 Awards\u201d \u00a0 Nominations for the Inaugural \u201cSmart 25 Awards\u201d are being accepted through March 20, 2012 &nbsp; B2B CFO, the nation\u2019s largest CFO services firm, is accepting nominations for the first annual \u201cSmart 25 Awards\u201d through March 20, 2012. 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