DX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, todayannounced the launch of the Small Business Grant Competition inEurope. The competition offers a total grant pool of nearly€250.000 to European small businesses to help them grow and achievetheir ambitions. For the first time, the competition will be run asa single pan-European contest, open to small businesses based in 16countries.
The competition is open to for-profit small businesses with 50employees or fewer across the following European countries:Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece,Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Fifteen finalists[1] will be selected to compete for the GrandPrize (€50.000) or one of the three Judges’ Choice Awards: DigitalExcellence, Sustainability Champion, and Innovation Mastermind(€15.000 each). In addition to the finalists competing for one ofthe four prizes awarded by the jury, the non-finalist companiestake part in the public voting phase and can win the People’sChoice Award in their country, leading to 15 additional winners whowill receive €10.000 each.
“Running a small business is tough at the best of times, but thelast 18 months have really pushed SMEs to adapt to survive,” saidHelena Jansson, SVP Finance International, FedEx Express and SmallBusiness Grant Contest jury member. “Through the Small BusinessGrant Competition, we want to get behind our small businesses, helpthem achieve their dreams, and write the next chapter of theirstory.”
