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National Business Awards Cut-Off Date Approaching

So long as it's located in the UK, pretty much any company can enter The National Business Awards.  The only catch is that companies will want to do it before the fast-approaching deadline at the end of July.

Grant Contest Aimed At Moms

If you're a creative mother - or if you know one - here's a nice cash grab.  Whirlpool's Mother of Invention competition will be giving out a total of $44,000 in grants, plus a nice number of home appliances.

Microsoft Announces Laptop-And-Cash Contest

Here's some great news: over the next ten weeks, you might get ten opportunities to win 2,000 prize packages.  But naturally, there's some bad news, too, and it seems that the contest site isn't working right now.

Save Your Customers Money, Get Them to Spend More with You

As if you haven't heard enough about the economy and gas prices, I'm going to attempt to put a slightly different spin on the subject.

NFIB Announces $5,000 Video Contest

If you've got a video camera, at least 30 spare seconds, and a desire to win $5,000, the National Federation of Independent Business has a new contest involving YouTube that might be just the thing for you.

Another Small Business Contest from Forbes.com

We've been writing about small business contests a lot around here lately, so why stop now? Add a contest from Forbes.com to the list.

Another Small Business Week Contest

On the heels of the announcement of StartUp Bizcast's Small Business Week-related contest, Sam's Club has announced it's own. Along with SBTV.com and the National Federation of Independent Business, Sam's Club is offering a $100,000 Small Business Makeover.

Speaking of Small Business Contests...

It's funny that I was just talking about running contests earlier today, because now I have stumbled across the news that podcast Startup BizCast is running one in honor of Small Business Week (April 21st - 25th).

Marketing Through Contests

Here's some breaking news for you. People like to get free stuff. I've talked before about giving away promotional items for marketing and branding purposes, but now I want to discuss marketing through contests. A contest can be a great way to get people to notice your business, particularly if you are an online business.