This month, we're hosting 4+ grant competitions to celebrate you - our incredible women small business owners and entrepreneurs from across the globe this International Women's Day!
One competition per region, you can participate if you are in the United States or Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and more. Keep reading to discover how to enter, qualifications and the prizes per regional grant.
How To Enter:
You must be a Lenovo Pro and My Lenovo Rewards member or (for those in Europe) Lenovo Pro Rewards member to participate. Free to join. Eligible small businesses will create a written response (containing 500 – 700 words) to one of the following two prompts:
1. What motivated you to start your own business, and what unique challenges have you encountered as a woman entrepreneur?
OR
2. What quality do you think is most crucial to have as a woman entrepreneur and what advice would you give other aspiring women entrepreneurs on how to develop this quality?
Select your applicable regional application to begin on the right --> Here
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What are the prizes?
United States & Canada: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners
One 1st place winner will receive $1,000
One 2nd place winner will receive $600
One 3rd place winner will receive $400
United Kingdom: One 1st place winner will receive £1,000
Germany: One 1st place winner will receive €1,000
Keep in mind: The winners will be selected using the following criteria:
(45%) Verbalization of response;
(25%) Authenticity;
(15%) Originality;
(15%) Level of effort in crafting submission.
View the full terms and conditions here. Grant application open from March 3rd to March 31st, 11:59PM EST. Judging will commence immediately following the grant close. The winners will be selected and announced here in the Lenovo Pro Community by April 25th.