(1) Grand Prize: $60,000 cash. Value (“V”): $60,000.
(1) 2nd Place Prize: $40,000 cash. V. $40,000.
(1) 3rd Place Prize: $20,000 cash. V. $20,000.
(7) Runner-Up Prizes: $5,000 cash each. Total V. $35,000.
All prizes will be awarded in the form of a check made payable to/in the legal name of the winning Small Business as it appears on the submitted IRS Form W-9.
Total Value of all Contest Prizes: $155,000.00.

SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES: (50) Prizes: $2,000 cash. V. $2,000 each. Prize will be awarded in the form of a check made payable to the winning small business. Total Value of all Sweepstakes Prizes: $100,000.

Open to Small Businesses who must meet the eligibility criteria below:
be located in the fifty United States including the District of Columbia;
be owned by a legal resident of the fifty United States including the District of Columbia, and who are at least eighteen years of age;
Business referenced on the Entry must have been opened/established on January 10, 2022 or prior; is now currently open and in operation; and must have remained open and in operation at time of entry and if selected as a prize winner at time of award;
Entrant must be listed as the business owner (in whole or in part) of the business during the time period detailed above.
have a valid employer identification number or taxpayer identification number;
employ fewer than 100 employees for the duration of the Promotion;
have annual business revenue of $5MM or less;

There is a maximum of one Entry per Small Business for the entire Promotion Entry Period.

Submit a story along with a photo that helps illustrates Entrant's ideas/thoughts/emotions on how small business ownership can be rewarding, challenging, liberating …. “a meaningful way to live out your dreams”, or “play an important role in your community”.

Sweepstakes Winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about March 14, 2023, from among all the remaining eligible entries received after the determination of the Top Ten Finalists.