Category: Contests
National Small Business Week Video Challenge
In celebration of National Small Business Week 2012, the U.S. Small Business Administration is looking for creative videos from small businesses that show how they have been helped by an SBA program or service (counseling, training, guaranteed loans, government contracts, disaster recovery, etc.). The video contest will help showcase the amazing small businesses across the country that ...
Love a Local Business with Intuit
Intuit is awarding over $1 Million in Intuit Small Business Grants through the Love a Local Business Initiative. Intuit has been providing small business grants in amounts varying from $500 - $25,000 until March 2012. Small business owners can nominate themselves and then encourage customers, friends, and family to vote on them daily until the deadline, ...
Minority Business Leader Awards 2012
The Washington Business Journal is pleased to announce its fifth-annual Minority Business Leader Awards. This program recognizes the Washington region's top 25 minority business leaders based on demonstrated business success over the past 12 to 18 months. The Washington Business Journal will recognize the Minority Business Leaders at a luncheon on March 16, 2012. All honorees will also ...
2012 DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award
Nominate an outstanding business from your community or submit your own application for the 2012 DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Sam's Club®. The winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize, courtesy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce! All award winners will be honored during the Summit on May 22 in Washington, D.C. Blue Ribbon ...
SBA and VISA: Export Story Video Contest Winners
In July, we shared information on the SBA and VISA: Export Story Video Contest. The contest, My U.S. Export Story—Finding Customers Around the World, which tells the story of small business success in exporting, has announced the winners. The purpose of the contest was to create videos that would inform small businesses about the advantages of exporting ...
Apps for Entrepreneurs: Help Give Small Businesses Better Tools
The Apps for Entrepreneurs Competition (the “Competition”) is an initiative of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to help make Federal government programs and information more useful to small businesses. For most entrepreneurs and small businesses, the Federal government has useful programs and services, but it can be hard to identify, engage and navigate Federal websites. ...
Entrepreneur.com Taking Submissions for Unique Products to be Featured in Indie Merchant Holiday Gift Guide
Entrepreneur.com is taking submissions through November 22 for unique products and services to be included in its Indie Merchant Holiday Gift Guide. Selected items will be published in the guide on Nov. 30 as part of a collection of distinctive gifts for this holiday shopping season. Merchants with featured gifts gain exposure to Entrepreneur.com's six million ...
Hiscox “MyStartUpStory” Contest
Hiscox, the first company offering US small businesses the ability to obtain quotes and buy small business insurance online and in real-time, is looking for entrepreneurs, consultants and other small business owners to share their start-up stories and advice for a chance to win $10,000 and other prizes. The Hiscox "MyStartUpStory" Contest will run through November ...
