Verisign is hosting one of two contests in the coming weeks. Verisign will be choosing five monthly finalists, a total of 15 finalists in three months, for prize giveaways coming soon. Read on for details.
And the game is still on to win a Samsung Digital Signage TV for your business. Small Business Trends will be giving away two of these beauties, so enter for a chance to snag one of your own. Be sure to check in for the weekly question and tweet your answer using the hashtag #SSTVGiveaway. Each answer is an entry so keep the tweets coming!
To see a full list or to submit your own event, contest or award listing, visit the Small Business Events Calendar.
Featured Events, Contests and Awards
FREE Lunch with Google!
June 16, 2015, Calgary, Canada
Google will be making its first visit to Alberta at the brand new Charbar Restaurant in YYC! This is a one day, free event from 11:30-3:00, and will be a wonderful opportunity to join Adster Creative to welcome the Google team! #adsterinyyc
VERISIGN’s #InternetOfficial Contest
June 23, 2015, Online
Five monthly finalists, 15 finalists in three months, will each receive $5,000 and an opportunity for a grand prize of $30,000. To enter, register a new descriptive, memorable, original .COM domain name — and that’s it, you’re entered for a chance to win.
Want a Samsung Digital Signage TV for Your Business? We’re Giving 2 Away!
July 6, 2015, Twitter, Online
Is your business’s signage outdated? Is it only capable of telling part of the story about what you have to offer customers? Or maybe a bright eye-catching sign would better convey the products and services you have to offer, and increase sales. If so, your chance to change all that is NOW. Small Business Trends is giving away not one but TWO brand new Samsung SMART Signage TVs. Two lucky winners will soon be transforming their business signage!
Moz Con
July 13, 2015, Seattle, Washington
Not your average stuffy networking event, MozCon features three days of forward-thinking, actionable sessions in SEO, social media, community building, content marketing, brand development, CRO, the mobile landscape, analytics, and more. MozCon speakers share advanced advice on everything from building a loyal community to making data-driven decisions in your marketing.
BlogHer
July 16, 2015, New York, New York
A conference celebrating women who blog. The mission is to create opportunities for women in social media to gain community, education, exposure and economic empowerment. The event will be co-hosted along with SheKnows Media in New York City at the New York Hilton.
Adobe Max
October 3, 2015, Los Angeles, California
MAX provides strictly unplugged, old-school inspiration with a mix of people from creative leaders, designers, broadcast and video pros, tech and business strategists, photographers, and more. This shared energy and passion sparks new ideas, drives new partnerships, and breaks new ground every year. MAX attracts inspirational and iconic speakers that share their personal stories. GRAMMY-award winning band Kings of Leon will be there and you can connect with 5,000 other creatives at daily social events.
Dreamforce
October 13, 2015, San Francisco, California
Whether you’re a company of five or a Fortune 500, you’ll learn a lot of innovative ways to improve your business at Dreamforce. With over 1,400 sessions and thousands of live solutions from the world’s largest cloud ecosystem, Dreamforce has tailored content specific to your business size and type, for any role in your company.
Global Small Business Forum
October 23, 2015, Chicago, Illinois
The Global Small Business Forum 2015 held in Chicago will help entrepreneurs and small business owners export successfully and network with their peers. It will answer such questions as: What’s the best way to ship goods? How will I get paid? Do I need a license? Should I sell direct or indirect? Does my business have what it takes to sell in China?
World Business Forum New York 2015
November 12, 2015, New York, New York
In 2015 the World Business Forum will present two days of powerful stories; of individuals who face shocks – both personal and organizational – and who use those shocks to achieve the extraordinary. Speakers include Sir Richard Branson, Jim Collins, a former faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Walter Isaacson, once the 14th editor of TIME magazine in 1996 and named Chairman and CEO of CNN in 2001, Adam Grant, author of the New York Times bestseller Give and Take and Herminia Ibarra, Professor of Leadership and Learning and Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD.
More Events
- MM&C 2015
June 1, 2015, Washington, D.C. - SMX Paris
June 1, 2015, Paris, France - PR News Digital PR Conference
June 1, 2015, Miami Beach, Florida - Founder Therapy @ The Living Room
June 1, 2015, Online - The First Step of Starting a Small Business
June 2, 2015, State College, Pennsylvania - Webinar: Start Your Hybrid Cloud Journey
June 2, 2015, Online - Start Your Hybrid Cloud Journey
June 2, 2015, Online - SMX Advanced
June 3, 2015, Seattle, Washington - Atlanta Business Women Networking Expo
June 3, 2015, Online - Heartland Mobile Brands+Startups™ 2015 Mobile Marketing Mixer
June 3, 2015, Chicago, Illinois - Starting a Business in Illinois
June 3, 2015, Chicago, Illinois - MindSpring Metro DC’s June 2015 Not Your Average Networking Event
June 4, 2015, Alexandria, Virginia - Unbounce Conversion Road Trip
June 5, 2015, Chicago, Illinois - Container Days
June 5, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts - Google Partners Connect
June 6, 2015, Conroe, Texas - An Event Apart 4
June 8, 2015, San Diego, California - Social Media Master Class
June 8, 2015, New York, New York - Social Media Strategies Summit 4
June 9, 2015, New York, New York - Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium
June 9, 2015, Norfolk, Virginia - OPS NY Conference – How Online Media Works
June 9, 2015, New York, New York
More Contests
- The Next Big SMB Marketing Makeover.
June 1, 2015, Online - Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream Pitch Room Competition
June 15, 2015, San Diego, California - NASE Growth Grant Awards
December 10, 2015, 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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