Jacksonville Business Owner Nominated For 2012 Small Business Influencer Awards

July 31, 2012 - PRLog -- The Small Business Influencer Awards honor those who are influential to small businesses in North America, through the products, services, knowledge, information or support they provide to the small business market.

The Awards are designed to recognize the unsung heroes of small businesses - those who support and encourage entrepreneurs and small business owners, and help them achieve success and stay successful.

Says Anita Campbell, CEO of Small Business Trends and one of the co-founders of the Awards along with Ramon Ray of SmallBizTechnology.com, "Influencers are those who play crucial roles in the small business ecosystem, but who often are in the background. Many of the nominees are themselves small business owners, entrepreneurs or small businesses. The impact of the Awards goes well beyond nominees, however - the awards also encourage and excite the nominees' employees. The Awards are intended to provide that added little boost in motivation and morale that can make a big difference in results. Being nominated also distinguishes the nominee from competitors, and in that sense can lead to competitive advantage."

About Michelle Ketterman

Known around the country as The Inventory Expert, Michelle Ketterman was frustrated by layers of false ads and deception as well as fake accolades, credentials, and awards by both HIP service and product providers and many questionable HIPs, Michelle formed The Inventory Institute (TII) in 2009; a national organization that verifies HIP insurance, credentials, and practices and propels the industry forward ethically. Michelle sponsored the first HIP conference and is committed to protecting ethical HIPs and advancing the industry on a solid reputation. Michelle launched the first professional certification program, wrote 99% of industry resources, has the only industry magazine (InventoryNews.info) and radio show (Home Inventory Panel), and gives free monthly trainings to name a few. She often ‘scholarships’ TII membership dues and says that lack of start up funds should not keep an ethical HIP from their dreams. She often gives away free book copies, coaching, and telesummit participation as a way to ‘even the scales’ for the honest and upstanding HIP.

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About the Small Business Influencer Awards

The Small Business Influencer Awards, now in their second year, enable the small business community to nominate and show their support for those that influence and support them. The Awards have an open nomination period, followed by community voting, and then a judging period by a group of industry-knowledgeable judges.

The Small Business Influencer Awards initiative is produced by Small Business Trends, an award-winning online publication, serving over 4,000,000 small business owners, stakeholders and entrepreneurs annually, and SmallBizTechnology.com, a media company that produces online content and live events educating small and mid-sized companies on how to strategically use technology as a tool to grow their businesses. The Awards can be found on the Web at: SMBInfluencers.com.

BlackBerry is the title sponsor of the 2012 Small Business Influencer Awards.

CONTACT:
Michelle Ketterman | http://www.ProveItsYours.com
Michelle@ProveItsYours.com
Twitter: @ExpertInventory
Facebook.com/MichelleKetterman