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Google and AmEx Do Small Business Contest for Free Advertising

Google introduced a new program in partnership with American Express called My Business Story. This lets small businesses tell their stories through videos, and leads up to the second annual Small Business Saturday, which is aimed at encouraging communities to spend and support local businesses.

Verisign Launches Domain Name Contest

Small business owners who understand the value of a good website (or can at least fake it in a creative, attention-grabbing way) should consider entering a new contest.  Verisign wants to give a fair amount of cash to the owner who can best answer "Where will .com or .net take your business?"

Nominations Window Open For Small Business Summit

On March 8th, the Sixth Annual Small Business Summit will begin in New York City, and a certain number of small businesses will be recognized for their good work.  But before that happens, a nominations period is necessary, and we're pleased to report that the window's now open.From now until February 1st and February 8th, the owners of small firms can submit their companies' names for the 2011 Small Business Strategy Award and a "Hot Tech Demo" segment, respectively.  One business can win the first award; as many as ten can win the second.

British Airways To Fly (Some) Small Biz Owners For Free

Americans who are interested in taking their small businesses international may want to clear their schedule to prepare an essay or a videotaped pitch.  British Airways relaunched its Face-to-Face Program today in order to fly 250 entrepreneurs overseas.

Barclays Sponsors Contest For Underdogs

UK small business owners who have become successful despite experiencing some bad luck should make an effort to enter a contest.  Barclays - along with a number of other organizations - wants to recognize perseverance through the 2009 Trading Places Awards.

Google TV Ads Contest Winners Announced

Thanks to Google, three small businesses are going to receive a rather significant of national exposure.  Amazing Gates, Owners.com, and ZAGG.com have been declared the winners of Google's TV for All contest.The contest began about two months ago when small businesses were asked to submit 30- or 60-second promotional videos.  Some judges narrowed down the list of entries ten finalists, and then YouTube users were allowed to vote for three winners.

2009 Winner Of Small Biz Excellence Award Announced

Getting to this point was a long process; we first talked about this year's Dell/NFIB Small Business Excellence Awards way back in February.  However, for one business, the wait has proven worth it, as the overall U.S. winner has finally been announced. BusinesSuites, which provides executive suites and virtual office services, came out on top.  The company's about 20 years old, has 15 locations, employees 55 people, and manages more than 1,400 clients.  Which is an impressive collection of stats, all in all.

U.S. Finalists For Small Business Excellence Award Named

A small business contest that we talked about way back in February is now reaching its last stages.  Dell and the National Federation of Independent Business have named ten U.S. finalists for this year's Small Business Excellence Award.

UK Small Business Contest Offers Big Prize Package

Small businesses owners who are based in the UK may want to set aside some time to participate in an annual contest.  The grand prizewinner is going to come out of The Pitch 2009 with a "business support package" said to be worth £50,000.

Time Again For Small Business Excellence Contest

If technology has played an important role in your company's success, it's time to tell the world - or at least Dell and the NFIB - about it.  These two entities have partnered for the sixth time to offer the Dell/NFIB Small Business Excellence Awards.