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Contest Deadline Has Been Extended Through Friday, April 30TH!
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What would $100,000 mean to your business?
Black women entrepreneurs, ESSENCE® + Pine-Sol™ want to help you take your business to the next level.
Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs AND the most underfunded. ESSENCE® + Pine-Sol™ are partnering to offer a $100,000 Legacy Award to help champion Black women and the entrepreneurial spirit. This award will also include 6 months of business coaching with Nicole Walters. To enter, you must have a registered business (LLC, Inc., etc).
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Tell Us About You Create a 1-2 min. video introducing yourself, what you do, why you got started and what $100,000 would mean to you and your business.
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Tell us About Your BusinessPrepare a copy of your business plan, business registration, and your investment plan for the money.
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Apply EasilyLastly, fill out a quick application, upload your video and your business documents.
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Thank you to all the entrepreneurs who entered the Build Your Legacy Contest! We are currently reviewing submissions and will announce the semi-finalists on Tuesday, June 15th. Meet us here on June 15th through July 15th to vote for the Black woman entrepreneur that you believe should win $100,000 for her business!
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Meet the 2020 Legacy
Contest winners!
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BUILD YOUR LEGACY CONTEST
ESSENCE and Pine-Sol have partnered to award a Black woman entrepreneur $100,000 towards her business,
and we need your help in order to do so!
Please check out the video interviews of our semi-finalists and cast your vote today!
Voting ends on July 1st.
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