Awards and Distinguishing Mentions
The Community and Economic Development Department of the City of Phoenix has been selected as the 2002 Arizona Small Business Advocate of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Our Small Business Development Program earned this honor for outstanding achievement as a community organization strengthening Arizona's economy by acting as a small business advocate and through our well-developed assistance, aid and counseling programs.
For more information about this award, please visit U.S. Small Business Administration at: http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov
Inc. magazine named Phoenix the best place in America to start and grow a small business. For more information about this honorable mention, please read the attached article. 
Phoenix was ranked #1 for business expansion and relocation by Expansion Management magazine.
