The Search is On for America’s Favorite Small Business
17 8월 2011 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Small businesses are the economic engine of the United States,
driving growth, innovation and employment across the nation. To
honor the entrepreneurial spirit of business owners and spotlight
the success of these unsung American heroes, Dell, MasterCard and
Microsoft are teaming together to search for “America’s Favorite
Small Business.” This 13- week contest invites small businesses to
submit a short video explaining why they should be America’s
Favorite Small Business (AFSB) and claim the $75,000 prize
package.
Regardless of industry or location, small businesses today look
to technology both as a means for company growth and as a way to
increase productivity. Recognizing that technology adoption is a
key driver of small business success, the finalist with the most
votes for their video will win $25,000 in Dell solutions and
Microsoft software suited to their unique needs and a $50,000
MasterCard prepaid card to be applied toward business expenses and
supplies. The winner will also be awarded the opportunity to
promote their business through their own web reality show on Dell’s
YouTube channel. The other nine of the 10 AFSB competition
finalists will receive a $1,000 Dell gift card.
The competition will roll out in five phases, including:
- Phase I: Launch & Submit -
Aug. 15-Sept. 11 - Businesses with 25 or fewer employees can create
a short video explaining why they should be America’s Favorite
Small Business, and upload the video via YouTube
(www.Dell.com/AFSB).
- Phase II: Judging Process –
Sept. 12-Sept. 18 - A select panel of Dell, MasterCard and
Microsoft judges will filter all entries down to the best ten
submissions.
- Phase III: Finalists Voting -
Sept. 19-Oct. 26 - People around the country are invited to begin
voting for their favorite small business.
- Phase IV: Announce Winner - Oct.
27
- Phase V: Makeover Reality Show -
Oct. 27-Nov. 13 - The winning company will appear in a
professionally produced web-based reality show about their
business.
The Dell prize package includes solutions specifically designed
for small businesses. All of the PCs will come loaded with Windows
7 Professional Edition and Office 2010 Home and Business. The
MasterCard prepaid card provides small business owners the ability
to streamline and automate their payments processes; pay everyday
bills, including rent, utilities and other suppliers; make
investments in infrastructure; and take advantage of MasterCard
features and benefits.
“We are pleased to work with Dell on this program to empower
small businesses by providing Microsoft Windows and Office on these
top of the line PCs,” said Nick Parker, vice president of Worldwide
OEM Marketing of Microsoft. “This software gives small businesses
the freedom to do it all - at work, at home, virtually anywhere
work happens.”
“Dell was founded on the same entrepreneurial spirit that drives
small business owners to pursue their passions, and we are proud of
those roots,” said Mel Parker, Vice President and General Manager
of Dell Consumer and Small Office, North America. “By delivering
products and solutions specifically designed for small businesses,
Dell helps entrepreneurs do and achieve more with technology.”
“At MasterCard, we celebrate the spirit of enabling small
businesses to succeed and, in the process, spurring innovation,
employment and economic growth,” said Eugene DeSilva, vice
president, Product Management, U.S. Commercial Products, MasterCard
Worldwide. “Our participation in this program reinforces an ongoing
commitment to offer small businesses innovative payment solutions
that help them efficiently manage and grow their business.”
About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers
innovative technology and services that give them the power to do
more. For more information, visit www.dell.com.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES
OF WINNING. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.), 18
YEARS AND OLDER WHO ARE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER OR APPOINTED BY A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND WHO DID NOT PURCHASE ANY EQUIPMENT FOR
PURPOSES OF ENTERING THE CONTEST. VOID WHERE
PROHIBITED. Enter Contest by: 9/11/11. For Official Rules
and prize description, visit www.Dell.com/AFSB. Sponsor: Dell
Marketing U.S.A. L.P., One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682.
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