Bevilacqua, Merrimack Valley Chamber Receive Honor

Robert Nelson, state director of the U.S. Small Business Administration Business. (Courtesy photograph.)

Robert H. Nelson, Massachusetts director of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Presenting the national recognition award to Bevilacqua is Robert H. Nelson, Massachusetts director of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Presenting the national recognition award to Bevilacqua is Robert H. Nelson, Massachusetts director of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce and its president and CEO, Joseph J. Bevilacqua, were honored recently for supporting small business in Massachusetts and inspiring the “entrepreneurial spirit” of the nation.

Bevilacqua and the Chamber were recognized by Maria Contreras-Sweet, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.