Mastercard Announces the Small Business Winner of “Grow Your Biz Contest”
06 December 2017 - 1:30AM
Business Wire
The Grow Your Biz Panel names one small
business the winner of $25,000 and one-on-one business
consultation
Today Mastercard announced Rachel Estapa, Founder of More to
Love Yoga, as the winner of its Grow Your Biz Contest in support of
Bank of America Business Advantage, which called all Boston area
small business owners to pitch how they planned to grow their
business for the chance to win $25,000 and one-on-one business
expert advice.
Entrants were asked to submit a 30-second video online or via
Twitter using the hashtag #GrowYourBizContest answering the
question, “How do you plan to grow your small business?” Four
finalists were selected and pitched their business to the Grow Your
Biz Panel in-person at District Hall on Monday, December 4th. After
a thoughtful deliberation the panel selected one grand-prize
winner, More to Love Yoga.
“I am so honored to have More to Love Yoga win this incredible
opportunity,” said Rachel Estapa, Founder of More to Love Yoga. “I
am thankful that Mastercard and Bank of America valued the backbone
of our local community small businesses. With this support now more
people are able to experience More to Love’s ability to transform
lives no matter their size.”
Rachel Estapa found that the clientele at boutique fitness
classes were not always accepting of bigger individuals, so she
created More to Love, a supportive and empowering way to practice
yoga. She rents space at the Somerville Art Armory, a community
center that caters to artists of all types.
“The Grow Your Biz Contest challenged small business owners to
show how they planned to use innovative tactics to grow,” said
Kevin Kelly, New England Small Business Division Executive of Bank
of America. “We are thrilled the program gave us the opportunity to
meet these ambitious small business owners and provide them with
the guidance and tools they need to achieve sustainable
growth.”
Whether with inflatable pubs, inspiring mindfulness, beautifully
styled hair, or organic baby products, each finalist showed their
unique value and how they planned to grow their business. To learn
more, you can watch the “Grow Your Biz Contest” finalist videos
here.
“The ultimate goal of the contest was to help small businesses
grow and be what they aspire to be,” said Ginger Siegel, Head of
North America small business, Mastercard. “Together, with Bank of
America, we are able to encourage and support small businesses
ready to take the next step.”
Mastercard and Bank of America continue to make it a priority to
help small businesses grow and expand in smart, innovative and
efficient ways. Grow Your Biz Contest is just one unique way of
equipping small business owners with the right resources to best
drive their business forward.
About Mastercard
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world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers,
financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in
more than 210 countries and territories. Mastercard products and
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traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more
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