Nominate Your Favorite Shop For A $50,000 Grant

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• September 01 2009
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AMEX and NBC Universal have teamed up with the Shine A Light Contest, which will award a $50,000 grant and $50,000 marketing budget to small businesses.

SIA is rallying its members to get involved and nominate core retailers. Shops must receive 50 nominations to be eligible so get going.

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Specialty shops are vital to the life of snow sports. By serving as the “local expert” with their passion and knowledge, they help keep consumers on snow and our industry evolving.

Reach Out and Nominate a key Specialty Shop. Learn more here.

Register and then submit a story about how your favorite specialty shop is inspiring. Click here for details on Eligible Nominations. A shop’s story must have at least 50 Nominations to qualify for the finalist judging.

The deadline for Nominations is September 13, 2009.

Rally the industry and spread the word through email, your website, Facebook and Twitter to encourage people to nominate your shop’s story.

Help a specialty shop take advantage of this great promotional opportunity and get our industry recognized! Keep us posted if your shop is nominated. Have a great season!