FedEx® · Small Business Grant Contest

ELIGIBILITY: To be considered an eligible "small business" for purposes of this Contest, the

business and/or owner must meet all of the following criteria:

• The owner of the business must be a legal resident of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia at the time of entry
• The owner of the business must be at least eighteen years of age at the time of entry
• The owner of the business must be an authorized agent of the registered business
• Business must be domiciled in the fifty United States or the District of Columbia at the time of entry
• If business is a subsidiary of another larger business, the subsidiary and its parent company must be a U.S. owned and based entity
• Business must be for-profit and in continuous operation selling a
• product or service for not less than six months as of January 31, 2023. Nonprofit organizations and businesses whose primary use of profits is donation-based are excluded.
• The business must be currently active, lawful, have all necessary and required licenses and registrations as required by the state(s) in which it operates
• The business must be in good standing as of the time of entry and must remain so through the end of the Contest
• The business must have a valid FedEx business shipping account number
• The business must have a shipping need for the business
• The business must have a printing need for the business
• The business must have no more than 99 employees on its payroll at the time of entry (owners and part-time employees are included in employee count);
• Neither the business itself nor any owner of nor any investor in the business may be:
• a previous FedEx Small Business Grant Contest Winner
• a past or current member of the FedEx Entrepreneur Advisory Board
• in any way affiliated with a franchised, direct seller business/independent consultant/ pyramid marketing business model or a car service (Uber, Lyft, etc).
• an authorized FedEx Ship Center location or any other reseller of FedEx services
• The primary purpose of the business must not be competitive with FedEx or any of the FedEx operating companies
• The business must not be under bankruptcy protection or have judicial liens or attachments.

TEN WINNERS: There will be a total of ten winning businesses: All ten winners will receive:

• U.S. $30,000 in the form of a check,
• $1,000 in print and business services from FedEx Office*; All FedEx Office prizes are in the form of a credit at a local store near each Winners' location. Credit expires 5/31/24.
• The FedEx Office print prizes may be used only by the Winners toward printing and print services orders placed in-store or online through FedEx Office® Print Online through 5/31/24. Cannot be used in combination with other coupons or discounts, including account pricing. Not valid on FedEx Office® retail products, Sony® PictureStation™ products, rush charges, packing, shipping charges or postage. No cash value. Offer void where prohibited or restricted by law. Products, services and hours may vary by location.

One of the Winners who is also Veteran-owned will receive an additional $20,000 courtesy of United Services Automobile Association Small Business Insurance. The business chosen to receive this additional grant must:

• not be a USAA employee or a member of the household of a USAA employee,
• be in good standing, if a member of USAA (membership is not required)
• at minimum, be discharged under a general discharge under honorable conditions status

Total value of all cash awards and FedEx Office prizes: over $330,000 (each a "Grant" and together, the "Grants").

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