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Got a small business? (I do, too!). Listen up, this could be a one-in-million opportunity for you:

On the tails of their very successful “Face to Face” campaign, British Airways and partners are sponsoring a Business Opportunity Grant to give 100 small to medium-sized U.S. businesses FREE global travel, British Airways and their corporate partners (Canon, Regus Office Services, Courtyard by Marriott, and British Airways World Cargo) realize the crucial importance of the small business, and they are dedicated to seeing them thrive.

The Business Opportunity Grant is, in a nutshell, a contest. Sound appealing? Here’s the lowdown:

• Go to the Business Opportunity Grant website and look for the entry form.
• Write an essay telling British Airways about your business goals for the coming year (2010) and how a grant would help your business.
• Your business must have 500 or fewer employees and must have a Federal Tax ID Number.
• Contest ends September 30, 2009.
• Winners will be selected by a panel of British Airways executives and others
• Winners will be announced in Novermber 2009!

Prizes include:
• British Airways airfare for ten round-trip Club World business-class flights
• Five British Airways World Cargo freight shipments, worldwide
• $1000 toward accommodations at Courtyard by Marriott
• A high-end Canon PIXMA wireless All-In-One Printer
• and more

This is such an excellent opportunity for businesses! Even though businesses are having to tighten their belts during these economic difficulties, the “show must go on”: meetings must still take place, interactions and partnerships must still be cultivated, and growth must still be planned. Usually, travel is one of the first things to go on the business chopping block. British Airways understands this, and are offering businesses the chances to save some money and spur on business growth. This is an opportunity not to pass on! See the website for more details.