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January 20, 2012 in Contests, News
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…Read More »
December 14, 2011 in Contests, News
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…Read More »
November 22, 2011 in Contests, News
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…Read More »
November 18, 2011 in Contests, News
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…Read More »
November 5, 2011 in Contests, News
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…Read More »
November 2, 2011 in Contests, News
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…Read More »
October 11, 2011 in Contests, News
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…Read More »
October 5, 2011 in Contests, News
In June, we told you about Retired NBA star Charles Barkley’s contest to give your business $25K. The contest called “Earn Chuck’s Bucks”, required applicants to submit a business plan in 3,900 characters or less. Entries were judged on: 25% detail included in and feasibility 25% energy and enthusiasm expressed 25% creativity 25% originality Sir…Read More »
August 17, 2011 in Contests, News
Imagine if your business had the opportunity to win $25,000 in Dell products pre-loaded with Windows® 7 Professional & Microsoft® Office Home and Business 2010, a $50,000 prepaid card from MasterCard, and your own online web reality show. Well, now is your chance. Dell―in partnership with Microsoft and MasterCard―invites you to create and submit a…Read More »
August 15, 2011 in Contests, News
For injured and disabled Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan starting their own business, the Warrior-to-Entrepreneur (W2E) 2011 Business Plan Contest is an opportunity to connect with business leaders and resource partners to help them bring their ideas to fruition or provide them advisory support, financing and more for their start-up companies….Read More »
August 9, 2011 in Contests
Do you want to be an innovation leader? Do you have an idea that will change the way your business serves your customers? Innovation is the engine that makes every business more productive and helps it to grow and stand out from the competition. How To Enter Avaya, a leader in small business communications solutions,…Read More »
August 3, 2011 in Contests, News
American Airlines, in cooperation with SCORE, an organization that helps small businesses succeed through mentoring and training, today announces the start of public online voting in the Flights.Camera.Action contest to select the top five videos entered by small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). In the videos, companies explain how free travel and extensive media exposure would…Read More »
August 3, 2011 in Contests, News
Deluxe Corp and SCORE have partnered to present the 2012 Project REV is a chance for small business owners to find the marketing tools that get more customers. It’s a yearlong partnership of planning, execution and results. The Contest is open only to small business entities that are legally domiciled in the 50 United…Read More »
July 22, 2011 in Contests, Maryland, News, Northern Virginia, Washington DC
SBA and Visa are sponsoring a contest: Create a video telling the story of your small business’s success in exporting. The videos will inform small businesses about the advantages of exporting and increase awareness of government assistance available to support small business exporters through the first-person stories of successful entrepreneurs. The contest is open…Read More »
July 11, 2011 in Contests, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington DC
The Wall Street Journal wants to hear from U.S. businesses who took a hit when the economy nosedived – but found a creative way to survive and thrive. The WSJ invites eligible businesses to apply for The Journal’s Small Business, Big Innovation competition. Use the application form (deadline: Sept. 5, 2011) to describe the …