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There’s just one week to go to get your applications in for the Xero Beautiful Business Fund! Applications are closing Friday, 6 October 2023 at 5:00 pm local time in your country (AEST, NZDT, BST, PDT, SAST or SGT). A huge thank you to all of those who’ve already applied, and those that have shared news of the fund through your networks.
First time hearing of the Xero Beautiful Business Fund? It’s not too late to get involved! The Xero Beautiful Business Fund is a NZ$750,000 initiative that we set up to support Xero small business customers who want to take the next step in various aspects of their business. Applying is really easy – all you need to do is put together a maximum 90 second pitch video, upload it to our competition website, and fill out the application form.
We’re seeking applications from eligible small businesses across any of the following four categories:
The prize pool is worth a total of NZ$750,000 and is split across a fixed amount per category per country. Each of the regional judging panels in each of the seven countries where the competition is running will select four winners (one for each category) for a total of 28 regional winners. Each winner will receive NZ$20,000 in funding or a regional equivalent.
The pool of regional winners (28 winners total) will then be evaluated by a global judging panel and 4 global winners (1 in each category) will be identified and receive an additional global prize of NZ$50,000 in funding.
You can read more about the categories and prize pool here and how they’ll be judged here.
Looking for more information? See our resources below to help you get started:
We’ve also published a number of blogs with more information you can reference:
Thanks again to all of our small business customers who have already submitted an application. We can’t wait to hear more about your future business aspirations and learn about your story when the judging period commences.
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