Financial Giveaways With Cool Prizes
#1 A Small Business Stimulus Package, Money Smart Life Giveaway
Before I launch into our regular mid-week coverage, let me tell you about a few neat contests or giveaways I found around the blogosphere lately. Ben from Money Smart Life, one of my fellow scribes from The Money Writers network, has launched an offering for small business owners. Here is how it works, as Ben describes it:
Small business owners don’t have time for lame duck delays during rocky economic times. Business owners can’t count on big bailouts from Washington so they have to invent their own economic stimulus packages.
Entrepreneurs can now apply for a grassroots small business stimulus package offered by finance website, MoneySmartLife.com. The stimulus package offers a cash reward to one small business along with a business strategy plan to help them through the current economic downturn.
Business owners can apply for the Small Business Stimulus package right here!
#2 College Money Network Frugal Holiday Giveaway
You have till December 15 to join the fun and win awesome prizes like an iPod Shuffle, several gift certificates, a popular PF book and my personal favorite (which I’m angling to win… 
) — a couple of subscriptions to personal finance magazines. Details are at The College Money Network giveaway page.
Financial Links
I quite liked these financial articles! 
- Blueprint for Financial Prosperity: Personal Finance Blog Tickers; hmmm…that’s clever Jim. Now I have a ticker symbol! And DL is down 51% for the year, much like everyone else’s stock. Ugh!
- The Sun’s Financial Diary: How to Use Your Credit Card without Going in Debt
- My Dollar Plan: How To Take A Loss On An IRA
- Squawkfox: Are You Being Overcharged At The Grocery Register?
- IowaHippieChick: Oops I Did It Again …
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- Cash bonus: Discover More [$50], American Express [$25], Lending Club [$25]
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Yes we could use a stimulus but even better than a hand out is working hard and using your brains. Work smarter not harder!
Thanks for linking back to the CofP and telling us about the contests!
Thanks DES, but this was a “mock” business stimulus package, thanks to another blogger who wanted to share some freebies with other entrepreneurial types via a contest.
If you win, tell us all about it ‘kay?
Thank you so much for the linky love. Kinda wish the Canadian government would do a little “economic stimulus.”
I appreciate the mention & link love
Thank-you very much!
Nice post. That package sure could help many small business owners!