Contest: Win $100,000 in Cash & Advertising

Forbes Magazine “Boost Your Business” Contest

Between May 15, 2009 and June 30, 2009, submit a well written entry on your business. Entries must not exceed five hundred (500) words and must include the following:

1. a description of your business
2. a discussion of your business model
3. capitalization – how is your business funded?
4. differentiators – how is your business different from your competition?
5. years of relevant experience
6. your plan for using the prize to “boost your business”

In order to qualify businesses must:
1. have at least one salaried employee, aside from the owner
2. be incorporated for five (5) years or less at the time of entry
3. be a for-profit entity
4. have annual revenues between $0 and $5,000,000

Prizes include:
$50,000 in cash and $50,000 worth of advertisement

According to Brett Nelson Entrepreneurs Editor of Forbes Magazine, “Forbes wants to celebrate gutsy small companies navigating this recession. Buoyed by a panel of experts, our contest aims to identify sound businesses with the most promise for growth–and to educate millions of other entrepreneurs on the hunt for capital.”

See official rules and entry information at www.forbes.com/byb.

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