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One Week Left To Enter. £20,000 Grant to Help UK Small Businesses

• FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express shipping company has announced a £20,000 grant to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) go global. The Small Business Grant aims to assist small and medium businesses across the UK, realise their international potential by providing a platform for SMEs to go global and expand their horizons.

To enter the Small Business Grant, SME owners must register online and showcase their international ambitions and future business success for the judges’ consideration. The competition winner and runner up will be announced on 24 January 2019. Two tiers of grants will be awarded in UK: a grand prize of £20,000 and a runner up prize of £10,000.

The FedEx Small Business Grant contest is in its third year in Europe. This year it has been activated in five markets: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.

“Small and medium businesses are the backbone of the economy and in order to help fast-track their growth, more often than not a ‘boost’ is required in terms of funding. Gaining access to funding is no simple task and for SMEs it can be increasingly challenging”, said Martin Davidian Managing Director.

Entries are open from 17 October 2018 - 28 November 2018. Small and medium businesses selected as finalists will be asked to provide further details of their plans to go global, including showcasing their strategic vision for the future from business growth, to international achievements and highlighting their ethical standards, to a panel of local business experts:

• Blok Knives: Last year’s winner, Blok Knives make handmade kitchen knives. • David Prosser: David Prosser is a leading business journalist, with more than 20 years’ experience writing for the majority of national UK newspapers. • Martin Davidian: Martin Davidian is Managing Director Sales Enterprise National at FedEx Express and TNT.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by FedEx .