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    Contest Details

    The Green Business Competition is a groundbreaking platform to promote emerging green businesses in New York. The competition will reward investment funds to companies that have the ability to revolutionize their industry by working with our ecological resources while creating economic opportunities. 

    Through participation in the competition, companies will gain valuable exposure to financial institutions, venture capitalists, consumers, prominent business leaders, government officials, and the media to help ignite the green economy. The Green Business Competition will be the first competition of its kind to showcase small businesses across all industries as the foundation of New York’s emerging green economy. 

    The competition will run from January 15th, 2009 to March 22nd, 2009. 

    The Green Business Competition is presented by Green Spaces, a leader in providing green entrepreneurs with work space, business services, workshops, and a networking outreach of over 4,300 environmentally and socially conscious people.

     

    Prizes

    Below is a list of cash prizes and service packages the GBC will reward winning companies (additional services may be added):

     

    1. Cash Prizes

    • 1st Place: $8,000
    • 2nd Place: $1,000

     

    2. Office Space provided by Green Spaces:

    • 1st Place:  1 year of desk rental ($6000)
    • 2nd Place: 6 months of desk rental ($3000)
    • 3rd Place:  3 months of lounge space ($675)

     

    3. Website Development and Support provided by Squarespace:

    •  1st Place:  Design of your company’s website (up to $2000)

                             1 year of web hosting ($360)

    • 2nd Place: 6 months of web hosting ($180)
    • 3rd Place:  6 months of web hosting ($180)

     

    4. Legal Services provided by Mintz Levin:

    • 1st Place:  Legal services ($1000)

     

    5. Accounting Services provided by Citrin Cooperman & Company:

    • 1st Place: Accounting services ($500)

     

    6. Public Relations Services provided by The SOAP Group:  

    • 1st Place: Public relations strategy, tools, and services ($2500)
    • 2nd Place: Public relations strategy and planning ($600)
    • 3rd Place: Public relations strategy ($250)

     

    7. Banner Advertising on Grist website provided by Grist:

    • 1st Place: Advertising on Grist website ($5000)

              Note: Where and when the ad is placed is up to the discretion of Grist.

     

    8. Networking and Business Mentoring provided by SBNYC:

    • 1st Place: Membership to SBNYC ($250)

                           1 Year Mentoring Relationship with Prominent Business Leader from SBNYC ($1500)

    • 2nd Place: Membership to SBNYC ($250)
    • 3rd Place: Membership to SBNYC ($250)