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Pinnacle Award for Business Development 2018

NOMINATION FORM

Description:

The Pinnacle Award for Business Development honors a State workforce agency, or partnership involving a State workforce agency, for an innovative business services initiative, innovative business services framework, or effort of national impact, that addresses the health of businesses at one or several stages (growth, maintenance, downsizing) and results in significant positive impacts for businesses.

Criteria (choose one as primary):

 

  • Innovative Initiative: a strategy, tool, program, or initiative that addresses one or more business service needs, building on partnerships, leveraging funding, and achieving successful outcomes for businesses;
  • Innovative Framework: a logical framework or model for serving businesses that relies on: predictive data/assessments; innovate business outreach methods; strategic partnerships; leveraged funding; a broad mix of services; behavioral insights, customer-centered design, or process improvement strategies; and/or other elements or methods, and results in integrated and streamlined service delivery, the right services at the right time, and successful outcomes for businesses; and
  • National Impact: a commitment to sharing its insights, including exhibiting evidence-based practices that can be replicated, with impacts on other states and national policymakers.

 

Eligible Nominees:

The State agency or a partnership or initiative involving the State agency, must be named as the nominee of the award. The award may recognize specific individuals or agencies within the nomination, such as, but not limited to: the governor, elected official, state administrator, state equal opportunity officer or director, state staff member(s), business owner or representative, workforce partner, or advocacy group.

Nomination Requirements:

  • Must be submitted by 5 pm EST, January 25th, 2019;
  • provide a completed Award electronic nomination form;
  • contain the answer to the questions listed on the nomination form within the prescribed word limit;
  • include a statement of approval from the agency administrator; and,
  • be the single nomination for that state in this category.