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Startup Spark

July 15th, 2008

Are you an entrepreneur 25 years old or younger?

Then you might want to check out BusinessWeek’s new contest to name the top young entrepreneurs in the US.
In the process the company is looking for startups with serious potential and the leaders who are making it happen.
But you need to hurry, as the deadline is July 21.
Nomintate yourself, or someone you know at http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/
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June 5th, 2008

Are you a woman business owner on the rise?

Entrepreneur Magazine and the Women Presidents’ Organization have launched a search for the 50 Fastest-growing women-owned or women-led companies in North America!
The competition finds the 50 Fastest™ women-owned/women-led companies in North America. Companies will be ranked according to revenue growth from 2003 to 2007. The Top 50 fastest-growing companies will be publicized in the […]

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April 3rd, 2008

Want a business makeover?

MSNBC’s Your Business is holding a contest for small businesses to win a free consultation with the experts from the show.
In addition, you’ll get some free publicity (if you want to admit you need help!) by appearing on the show.
Go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23792218/
The deadline is April 20.
Tags: Contest, entrepreneur, MSNBC, small-business, start-up, Your Business

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January 21st, 2008

Techstars offering $15,000 in startup assistance

TechStars is offering 10 slots to be mentored this summer to grow your startup, plus award up to $15,000 in seed money in their annual contest.
Winners will need to spend most of their time in Boulder with the TechStars staff. Winners have full use of TechStars’ offices, access to legal advice, and are able to […]

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January 8th, 2008

Looking to make your business greener this year?

Then you need to check out the contest over at Greener Assets.
You can have the chance to win  a copy of Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise The Interface Model. Mid-Course Correction is the personal story of Ray Anderson’s realization that businesses need to embrace principles of sustainability, and of his efforts, often frustrating, to […]

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March 15th, 2007

Winner of the Entrepreneurial Pay It Forward Contest Announced

We had one final entry before the deadline on Monday from Service Untitled titled Seth Godin on Customer Service. That brings the total to 6. The other 5 can be found here.
With such a few number of entries each person had great odds for winning.
I used a random number generator to pick the winner…drumroll please…
Jeff […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 1 comment

March 2nd, 2007

You Don’t Want to Win Stuff?

A few days ago I announced a contest to win a couple business books. OK, so I’m not giving away a video IPod (I’ve got a budget people!) but it’s still a fun contest nonetheless.
And the goal isn’t to just win a couple books, but to connect people to a bunch of great entrepreneurial content.
I’m […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 1 comment

February 27th, 2007

Win A Business Book For Yourself And For Someone Else Too

We’re right smack in the middle of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA so now is a great time to hold a Business Book Contest.
In fact, I’ve got 2 books to give away in this contest, and in the spirit of giving and sharing here’s how the contest will work:

Find a great blog post about entrepreneurship that really […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 10 comments

December 5th, 2006

Get In On The Pimpalicious Pimp Your Work Contest

Over at Pimp Your Work (a fellow b5 Business Channel blog) they’re running a great contest for some free software.
They call it a “pimpalicious” contest. I’ll admit using that word kind of scares me (as does the picture on their blog) but their content is a ton of fun…and worthwhile too!
They’re looking for your “best […]

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