Grand prize winner will receive $10,000 to invest in their future
HANOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rockland
Trust Bank announced it will hold a competition for small businesses
with the chance to win cash prizes to take their enterprises to the next
level. “Small Business, Big Dreams” will offer a $10,000 grand prize to
the winner to invest in their future. Two runners up will receive $1,000
each.
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Beginning March 19 through May 1, small businesses throughout
Massachusetts and Rhode Island are invited to enter the contest and
qualify to win the grand prize or one of the runners up prizes. To be
eligible, businesses must submit a video explaining how they would use
the prize money to grow their business. For the complete Official Rules
and detailed entry instructions, including eligibility criteria, please
click here.
“Small businesses are the engine that drives our economic success,
creating 64 percent of new jobs and representing more than 99 percent of
all employers nationwide,” said Mary Chetwynd, Senior Vice President and
Director of Business Banking. “Rockland Trust is committed to helping
businesses grow and we’re proud to support their dreams with our ‘Small
Business, Big Dreams’ contest.”
Three finalists will be chosen by popular vote on Rockland Trust’s YouTube
page. The general public will be invited to view the videos and vote
for their favorite business by May 14. The top three winners will
compete for the grand prize by presenting their business plans on May 22
before a panel of judges that will include Kristin Broadley, founder of Centerville
Pies, Joshua Delman, President and CEO of Centerline
Communications, Jennifer Marino, Rockland Trust Chief Marketing and
Customer Officer, and Rockland Trust CEO Christopher Oddleifson. The
Winners will be announced on June 1.
Please visit https://www.rocklandtrust.com/small-business--big-dreams
for more information.
About Rockland Trust
Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: INDB) has
approximately $8.1 billion in assets and is the holding company for
Rockland Trust Company, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in
Massachusetts. Named in 2017 to The Boston Globe’s “Top Places to Work”
list for the ninth consecutive year, Rockland Trust offers a wide range
of banking, investment, and insurance services. The Bank serves
businesses and individuals through approximately 100 retail branches,
commercial and residential lending centers, and investment management
offices in eastern Massachusetts, including Greater Boston, the South
Shore, the Cape and Islands, and Rhode Island. Rockland Trust also
offers a full suite of mobile, online, and telephone banking services.
The Company is an FDIC member and an Equal Housing Lender. To find out
why Rockland Trust is the bank “Where Each Relationship Matters®”,
please visit www.rocklandtrust.com.
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Rockland Trust
Ellen Molle, 617-922-5952
Ellen.Molle@rocklandtrust.com
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