National Columnists Named SBA 2006 NJ Small Business
Journalists of the Year
NEWARK, NJ---National
columnists Bruce Freeman and Diana Layman were named the
U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 2006 New Jersey
Small Business Journalists of the Year. The award is given
to journalists who make a concerted effort to increase the
public’s understanding of the importance of small business
contributions to the U.S. economy.
The award will be presented to
Freeman and Layman at the SBA’s Annual Small Business Week
Awards Luncheon in April as part of National Small Business
Week ceremonies that are held throughout the country.
Freeman and Layman are authors
of The Small Business Professor, a Scripps Howard
News Service column dedicated to publicizing the passionate,
dedicated, and enduring stories of small business owners
throughout the United States. In addition, Freeman and
Layman use the column as a platform to inspire and inform
their readers about the broad range of issues which are
important and impact their daily business lives.
"In a time when news media are
scaling back space and workforce, it is refreshing to know
that there is a nationwide column that focuses on small
business," said SBA New Jersey District Director James A.
Kocsi. "I applaud the efforts of Bruce and Diana to bring
small business to the forefront through their column."
In many columns, Freeman and
Layman use the column to recognize small business owners who
practice social responsibility in their businesses. They
also helps small business owners think about issues,
including additional education, insurance, contracts,
patents, human resources, finance and the role of government
agencies, as well as sales and marketing.
Freeman and Layman will
compete for SBA’s Regional Small Business Journalist of the
Year Award with other journalists from SBA’s Region II,
which encompasses New York State, New Jersey, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. If successful, Freeman and
Layman will then compete for SBA’s National Small Business
Journalist of the Year Award.
The Small Business
Professor is distributed to 450 newspapers throughout
the United States who subscribe to the Scripps Howard News
Service.
Release Date: January 18, 2006
Release Number: 06-10
Contact: Harry Menta (973) 645-6064
harry.menta@sba.gov
www.sba.gov/news/
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