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http:\/\/www.pbsmartessentials.com\/makeover\/<\/a>
\neither (i) an essay of up to three hundred (300) words (an \u201cEssay Entry\u201d) or (ii) a sixty (60) second video, in each case explaining why the business is the best candidate for the Small Business Makeover (a \u201cVideo Entry\u201d, and each of the Essay Entries and Video Entries is an \u201cEntry\u201d). The photographs should be of you and of you working in your place of business.<\/p>\n

PRIZES: GRAND PRIZE (5): Each Grand Prize Winner will receive a customer communications makeover package consisting of (i) a one-day, in-person, on-site series of workshops concerning customer communications management services and solutions provided by Sponsor\u2019s employee small business experts and third party experts (the \u201cSmall Business Makeover\u201d), (ii) subscriptions for customer communication tools and credits towards postage and printing services, and (iii) two (2) one-hour expert video consults from Sponsor\u2019s third party experts to occur at times mutually agreeable to Grand Prize Winner and Sponsor over the six (6) months following notification of winning. Approximate Retail Value (\u201cARV\u201d) of Grand Prize Package: $10,000. ARV of all prizes awarded to Grand Prize winners $50,000.
\n\u00a0FIRST PRIZE PRIZES (20): . Each First Prize Winner will receive (i) one year subscriptions to the following Sponsor products or solutions: pbSmart\u2122Connections, pbSmartMarketer\u2122, pbSmartPostage\u2122, and AddressRightNow\u2122, (ii) an invitation to serve on Sponsor\u2019s small and medium business feedback committee for ongoing knowledge sharing and product development input, and(iii) a set of books from the small business expert judges. A winner must initiate any such subscription within one year following prize award. Failure to initiate a subscription within one year following prize award will result in forfeiture of that portion of the prize and Sponsor will have no further obligation to such winner. ARV: 2,500 each. Total ARV of all prizes: $50,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.pbsmartessentials.com\/makeover\/ either (i) an essay of up to three hundred (300) words (an \u201cEssay Entry\u201d) or (ii) a sixty (60) second video, in each case explaining why the business is the best candidate for the Small Business Makeover (a \u201cVideo Entry\u201d, and each of the Essay Entries and Video Entries is an \u201cEntry\u201d). 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