SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced it has named Daniel Rickman the new district director of its Syracuse-Upstate New York district office. The SBA also says it is seeking nominations for the 2024 National and District Small Business Week Awards. New district director Rickman succeeds the previous director, Bernard J. […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced it has named Daniel Rickman the new district director of its Syracuse-Upstate New York district office.
The SBA also says it is seeking nominations for the 2024 National and District Small Business Week Awards.
New district director
Rickman succeeds the previous director, Bernard J. Paprocki, who retired at the end of July, the SBA said in a news release.
“Mr. Rickman’s appointment as District Director has placed an experienced and exceptional leader to move SBA’s vision and mission forward as this area takes on higher responsibilities to support its expected growth,” Marlene Cintron, SBA regional administrator, region II, contended.
Prior to assuming the district-director role, Rickman served in multiple capacities in the district over more than a decade, including most recently as deputy district director.
“I’m honored to be selected to lead the district I’ve spent the last decade growing within and am excited to continue to support small businesses and help grow the exceptional entrepreneurial ecosystem in [Upstate New York],” Rickman said about his appointment.
The SBA’s Syracuse-Upstate New York district office serves the 34 counties of the Central New York, Mohawk Valley, Capital, North Country, and Southern Tier regions.
The SBA’s Syracuse-Upstate district office is located at 224 Harrison St., Suite 506 in Syracuse.
Before joining SBA, Rickman founded and operated a payroll-processing firm in Texas, focused on providing payroll and human-resource compliance services for small businesses.
An upstate New York native, Rickman enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2000 and served in combat operations during the Iraq War. He now resides in rural Cayuga County.
Nominations
The SBA also says it is seeking nominations for the 2024 National and District Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year Award.
Those who know a small business with exceptional innovation, growth, community engagement or resilience are encouraged by the SBA to submit a nomination, per the agency’s release.
National Small Business Week aims to recognize the “remarkable contributions” of small businesses nationwide. Last year’s winners included businesses located in Albany, Syracuse, Central Square, and Sherburne.
“During National Small Business Week, we will showcase and recognize some of the most successful and inspiring entrepreneurs in Upstate New York,” Rickman said. “We are asking local chambers of commerce, business associations, lenders and other small business groups for assistance in finding and nominating candidates for these awards.”
Those interested can visit the SBA’s dedicated website at www.sba.gov/nsbw to download forms, criteria, and guidelines for submitting a nomination.
The Syracuse-Upstate New York District Office nomination guidelines and district awards categories can also be found on SBA’s dedicated website at https://www.sba.gov/national-small-business-week/district-office-awards.
The Syracuse-Upstate New York district office emphasizes that it must receive all nominations by electronic submission only to the district’s box account no later than 4 p.m. eastern time on Dec. 7, the agency said. To obtain additional information, please contact Jeffrey Boyce at: Jeffrey.Boyce@sba.gov.