Built to champion and promote small businesses, Evolve Small provides financial aid, technological resources, community support, and business mentorship to small businesses across North America
Lenovo, AMD and Microsoft have teamed up with Queen Latifah as the Queen of Small to support small businesses. They are partnering to provide business mentorship and tech expertise to small businesses.
Enter the contest for a chance to win a mentorship package including $30,000 cash, $10,000 of new tech powered by Windows 11 Pro, and a mentorship session with Queen Latifah.
As part of Evolve Small, Lenovo and Microsoft are hosting a contest where businesses with fewer than 100 employees can submit a 30-second-to-two-minute video pitching their business for a chance to win a $30,000 cash grant, $10,000 in Lenovo technology upgrades, and a mentorship session with Queen Latifah. There will be three grand prize winners and four runner-up winners. Each of the four runner-up winners will receive a $5,000 cash grant and one $5,000 package of Lenovo tech and solutions.
Launched last summer, the inaugural Evolve Small program provided over $1,000,000 worth of grants and technology donations to minority-owned small businesses in the U.S. and Canada.
Eligibility:
- The Lenovo Evolve Small Mentorship Contest is open only to individuals who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including Washington D.C.) and Canada (excluding Quebec), who (i) are at least eighteen (18) years of age (or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence) and (ii) either own an eligible Small Business (as defined below) or who have the authority from a Small Business owner to submit an entry on behalf of such Small Business.
“Small Business” is defined as a business with no more than 100 employees which is located and operating in the 50 united states (including Washington DC) or Canada (excluding Quebec) with average annual receipts under $7.5MM in FY2022, excluding franchisees, licensees and independent owner/operators of larger business entities.
Benefits
- Sign up for Lenovo Evolve Small to make Queen Latifah the face of your small business. You can also enter for a chance to win cash, tech, and mentorship to help build your business empire.
Prizes
- $30,000 cash grant, $10,000 in Lenovo technology upgrades, and a mentorship session with Queen Latifah.
- Each of the four runner-up winners will receive a $5,000 cash grant and one $5,000 package of Lenovo tech and solutions.
How to Enter
- Create a 1-2 minute video telling us how your business makes a positive impact on the community and how you’ll use the grant and technology.\
- Upload your video.\
- Click Continue to complete the entry form.\
- Click Submit.
For More Information: Lenovo Evolve Small Mentorship Contest
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