Latest Curated List of Small Business Events, Awards and Contest


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Welcome to our latest curated list of events, contests and awards for small businesses, solo entrepreneurs and growing companies.

This is a partial list of all we carry.  If you’d like to see more events or contests or awards — or submit your own event, contest or award listing — visit the Small Business Events Calendar.



Featured Events, Contests and Awards

WordStream’s $25,000 Marketing Makeover
December 15, 2013, Online

Win $25,000 in pay-per-click advertising budget for 2014, plus marketing tools from WordStream and Constant Contact. Grade and get paid today! Hashtag: #25KforPPC


Customer Feedback: Your Fast Path to ProfitsCustomer Feedback: Your Fast Path to Profits
December 18, 2013, Online

An action-packed hour of discussion with panelists from #custserv , #feedback , #socialmedia , and #smallbiz marketing disciplines. Learn the value of measuring customer feedback, how it can immediately help your business and dramatically increase profits!


Affiliate Management Days San Francisco 2014Affiliate Management Days San Francisco 2014
March 19, 2014, San Francisco, CA

AM Days is the must attend event for affiliate managers who are responsible for their company’s affiliate marketing strategy, management and operations. Whether you have an existing affiliate program or you are creating a new initiative, AMDays offers you valuable insight into how other online retailers are successfully implementing and managing their affiliate programs. Topics include: Affiliate program set up; Affiliate recruitment techniques; Affiliate marketing fraud; M-commerce; and much more.
Hashtag: #AMDays


ICON14 by InfusionsoftICON14 by Infusionsoft
April 23, 2014, Phoenix, AZ

#ICON14 is the eighth annual conference for small business, hosted by Infusionsoft (previously called Infusioncon). Over 3,000 attendees expected. Confirmed speakers include Seth Godin, JJ Ramberg and Peter Shankman.

Hashtag: #ICON14
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More Events

More Contests

  • Small Business ICON Contest
    December 17, 2013, Online
  • 200 Million HP LaserJet Sweepstakes
    December 24, 2013, Online
  • SBA’s National Small Business Week Awards
    January 17, 2014, Online
  • DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award
    February 03, 2014, Online

This weekly listing of small business events, contests and awards is provided as a community service by Small Business Trends and SmallBizTechnology.

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Laura Leites Laura Leites plans and manages events for clients through her company, L2 Event Production. Laura's projects include the Small Business Influencer Awards, The Small Business Summit, and many of SmallBizTechnology's live and virtual events, including the five-city Small Business Technology Tour.

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  1. Thanks for sharing. This list is very helpful, especially for those who have small businesses. It’s very hard to keep track of these things.

  2. I am particularly interested in the Customer Feedback online discussion. I think that you can really learn a lot from it. After all, you can really never get enough of knowledge when it comes to customers. Your customers are the life of your business. This is why you should strive to continuously provide their needs.