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10.05.2008

The Great American Small Business Challenge

The Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce invites you to participate in the Great American Small Business Challenge. The event is designed to help small business owners develop a faster, easier and better business development process.
The Great American Small Business Challenge is a collaborative effort to support small business owners so they can receive the tools, training and support they need to feel more optimistic, confident and energized about their business. The GASBC is coordinated by an all-volunteer staff who is passionate about helping small business owners take the actions that will help them turn their business into the successful and profitable enterprise they have always dreamed of owning.

Challenge participants will have access to the resources, products and people that can help make their business development process faster, easier and better. Challenge participants will utilize free web-based business development and management software while receiving free online training that will help them set-up their organizational infrastructure, plan strategies, set-goals and measure results.

Participants will be introduced to the resources and services of their local Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and will have the opportunity to work one on one with an SBDC counselor. Small business owners will have the opportunity to earn awards based upon the progress that they make during the GASBC. The Challenge will run from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

Business owners who participate in the GASBC are competing against themselves and not each other. Every business owner has the opportunity to win an award. Awards are earned every time a specific milestone is achieved. The process for earning Awards is a four-step process. Every time a small business owner completes a step in the process, a milestone is reached and an award (Bronze, Silver, Gold. Platnium) is earned.

This makes it easy for small business owners to achieve multiple successes during the duration of the Challenge. The process and the supplied management and business development software, also makes it easy for Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) to measure the success of Challenge participants.

Business owners that start the Challenge late, or run into difficulties because of time constraints or outside commitments, should still have plenty of time to earn an award.

Bronze Award

Step one. Setup your organization’s business model.

Silver Award

Step two. Create your company’s management system.

Gold Award

Step three. Use your company’s management system.

Platinum Award

Step four. Achieve organizational and performance excellence!

To learn more about the GASBC, please visit the official site.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

HISCEC Staff

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