The 19th Small Business Grant will award $1,000 in cash, a total of $1,500 in advertising credits and tons of free publicity.

No matter whether your business idea is ground-breaking or a simple, but yet creative solution to an everyday problem, we would like to hear about it.

If you plan on expanding your business, start a new project or just want to live out your dreams, enter the competition – your business deserves to be the next big thing.

Entering is easy and takes just minutes. In less than 1,000 words or in a short video you will have to provide some key business info, and answer four crucial questions about your business and plans for the future.

Answer the Following Questions

• 1. What does your business do?
• 2. How would you use the grant money?
• 3. What would the grant enable you to do that you can’t now?
• 4. If Idea Cafe’s Grant helps your biz reach greater success,
  how will you “pay it forward” to help others in some way?

FOR VIDEO APPLICATIONS

Upload your 2-minute video to YouTube. After creating your video, you will have to upload it on YouTube, and after that to complete our entry form.

The entrepreneurs who are ready to put some extra time to create a video pitch will get in return some extra exposure for their business. Their videos will be featured on Idea Cafe small-business Facebook page and our YouTube channel. Plus, selected videos will be featured on the Idea Café Home page and blog, where we will encourage our readers to offer feedback and suggestions.

In addition, we are looking for an entrepreneur with both a strong business idea and video skills to blog about the start-up journey, the ups and downs of running a new business. If we like your pitch video, you will be considered for a regular blogging slot.