Martha Stewart American Made 2014 Awards

It's amazing how fast a year goes! Yesterday, the nominations opened for the 2014 Martha Stewart American Made Awards. The company's nationally recognized awards program celebrates handcrafted, well-designed goods, proudly made in America, and it honors makers, small businesses owners, and creative entrepreneurs in the fields of crafts, design, food, and style. Now is your chance to be recognized for ingenuity, creativity and excellence, so get started today. Nominate your small business and start spreading the word! Click here to nominate yourself.

If you're not a small-business owner or creative entrepreneur, you can still encourage local businesses, artisans, and crafters to submit a nomination form. It's easy. Just click here and enter their email address. The editors have put together a pre-written email explaining the Martha Stewart American Made Awards Program.

Prizes for 10 lucky winners will include:

• A trip for two to New York City to attend the American Made Event
• A spot in our American Made Market
• $10,000 to grow your business
• The opportunity to be featured in Martha Stewart Living magazine and on MarthaStewart.com
• An opportunity to appear on the Martha Stewart Living Sirius XM radio show
• A video produced by Martha's in-house team featuring your business.

Good luck to everyone who enters!!