Connecticut-based Rose Sisters Chips has been named a top 10 semifinalist in the national The UPS Store Virtual 2021 Small Biz Challenge. The contest, sponsored by The UPS store and Inc. Magazine, provides a platform for small business owners to share how they persisted through the last year’s challenges for a chance to win up to $25,000.
Along with the chance for a cash award, participants will get advice from experts and peers, an editorial feature in an upcoming issue of Inc. Magazine and Inc.com, and a video shoot.
“We are honored, humbled and beyond excited to be a semi-finalist alongside a group of very impressive companies and founders,” said Jonathan Marcus, co-founder of Rose Sisters, in a statement. “As a two and a half year-old company, the last year hit us particularly hard. We’re excited to tell our story about how we grew during trying times as well as to learn from others’ experiences.”
The UPS Store and Inc. Magazine have put the 10 semi-finalists’ entries to a public, online vote. The vote will run June 7 to July 5 to narrow the contestants down to the top five finalists who will then compete in this year’s Small Biz Challenge: Virtual Studio Event, in late July.
The five finalists will be challenged to answer complex questions, give elevator pitches, and solve situational problems on the fly.
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