FedEx Small Business Grant Contest
Grantor: FedEx
Amount: Up to $50,000
The FedEx Small Business Grant Contest is a grant program by FedEx to award twelve (12) U.S.-based small businesses with grants up to $50,000 and up to $7,500 in FedEx Office® print and business services.
There will be a total of twelve (12) winners: one (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a U.S. $50,000 Grant in the form of a check and $7,500 in print and business services from FedEx Office*
one (1) 2nd Place Winner will receive a U.S. $30,000 Grant in the form of a check and $5,000 in print and business services from FedEx Office*
ten (10) 3rd Place Winners will each receive a U.S. $15,000 Grant in the form of a check and $1,000 in print and business services from FedEx Office*. All FedEx Office prizes are in the form of a credit at a local store near each winners’ location. Total value of all Grants and FedEx Office Prizes: over $252,500 (each a “Grant” and together, the “Grants”). One of the twelve winners who is also a veteran-owned business will receive an added distinction of the Veteran Owned Business Award Honor.
One of the ten 3rd Place Winners will be selected by the FedEx Entrepreneur Advisory Board which consists of small business owners as the Entrepreneur Choice Award.
There will be up to 5 additional Prize Packages based on prize level: a) Website Optimization or Website Audit Prize Package:
a. Grand Prize Winner: Custom in-depth Technical SEO Website Audit detailing all SEO (search engine optimization) deficiencies and including detailed recommendations for improvements, valued between $2,500 - $5,000 depending on number of website pages. Audit can take up to 45 days to complete. Prize expires December 31
b. 2nd Place Winner: One (1) Website Conversion Optimization Audit detailing potential conversion issues and recommended enhancements to improve conversion, valued between $500 - $2,000 depending on number of website pages. Audit can take up to 30 days to complete. Prize expires December 31.
c. 3rd Place Winners: One (1) Website Audit with high level review and recommendations for enhancements to SEO, valued at $50. Audit can take up to 14 days to complete. Prize expires December 31.
Deadline: February 16 – March 9
