Celebrating Small to Medium-sized Businesses

BVA1Sweeps is proud to announce that we are beginning a new featured page called SMB Awards. From time to time, we will highlight opportunities where SMBs could win awards.

Let us know what you think.

Social Marketing Contest at Vallarta Escapes!!

Deadline:  March 20

Have you ever been to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where the climate can be particularly gorgeous through the months of September through March? Puerto Vallarta is a popular tourist area, and Vallarta Excapes encourages businesses to take advantage of the picturesque region by holding their conferences there.

Well, now they have outdone themselves. They are offering you the opportunity to win a ticket to the main Tweet to be Heard Conference to be held in Nuevo Vallarta on May 13th and May 14th — a cool $275 value.

Taken direct from their Social Marketing Contest!! page, the rules are posted below for your convenience:

It is simple to enter… All you have to do is…

1. Retweet our Conference Related messages on Twitter.

2. Post a link to our Conference on your Website or Facebook Page.

3. Tell just Two friends about the Conference. http://www.tweettobeheard.com/

As an added Bonus, if you help to promote the event in some way that our panel of judges feels is off the charts wonderful… you will be entered to win a One Hour One on One with an esteemed member of our event Faculty!

Then just send an email to us telling us the things you did and you will be entered to win the FREE Main Conference Ticket.

The winner will be selected from all emails that we have received on March 20th.

Don’t miss this opportunity to win! Just take a look at what will be covered during the conference:

The breakout groups and classes during this conference will focus on:

• Getting Found
• The Art of Engagement
• Creating a Community
• Promotion of your Brand or Service
• Viral Marketing
• Lead Generation
• Twitter/Facebook Integration

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Borlok Virtual Assistants believes that all work and no play makes life way too boring. Don’t you agree?

SHOP.COM’s Back-to-School Survey Sweeps

Deadline: Friday, August 20, 2010

When do your kids go back to school? It used to be that school started like clockwork  the first Monday after Labor Day. Now this was many, many years ago. Now with schools having their own start dates, virtual assistants can be faced with staggering unwanted expenses of buying new shoes and clothes when they have school-age children — and that is right around the corner!

Fortunately, my partner and I have only four-legged feline and canine children, so we are not faced with delving out cash (sometimes lots of it) for designer jeans, or the best shoes, etc.  For you virtual assistants that are out there that need some help with buying school clothes, I was presented with a survey contest where the grand prize is a $250 shopping spree.

Here’s the deal. Complete a survey at Two-Sense by Shop.com; oh, don’t worry. It’s VERY short. Once you do that and read the Terms and Conditions, you’ll be eligible for a chance to win a $250 shopping spree at Shop.com.

Here’s a summary of some of the rules:

• You must be 18 or older
• Open to residents of the US and the District of Columbia
• Prize per person/email/household/or address is limited to 1 Prize

Special recognition goes to the individual who identified herself as Shopping Queen for bringing this to the attention of BVA1Sweeps.

A Writer’s Dream for Extra Cash

Deadline:  July 31, 2010

If you are a writer, you’re always looking for extra cash, right? Well, here is a chance for you to enter the Scinti Story Contest for your chance to pick up between $25-$100 in prize money.

The eligibility requirements are not stringent. You must be a fan of Scinti on Facebook, your submissions must all be done through email, and you can even submit stories that you might have written and published on your blog.

As always, 1Sweeps recommends that you pay attention to the rules. You can find them here: Rules.

Happy Writing!

Win Your Dream Bathroom Sweepstakes!

Deadline:  November 30, 2009

CANADIAN RESIDENTS ONLY

Have you ever gotten up in the morning and gone into your bathroom to get ready for work and thought, “Gee, I’d sure like to remodel my bathroom?”

Here’s your chance to enter the Win Your Dream Bathroom Sweepstakes. Cecconi Simone, a hugely successful and highly-recognized interior designer is ready to assist YOU in creating a bathroom with attractive blending lines, colours, and textures along with the finest innovative designer fixtures from any one of the American Standard Brands companies such as American Standard, Jado, Porcher and Fiat. You’ll have to pinch yourself to really believe it could all be yours!

• One grand prize: Newly-designed bathroom with Cecconi Simone’s personal touch, with premium fixtures, furniture, contract labour, tile, mirrors, lighting; the works all the way up to $30,000!

• Two finalists receive powder rooms up to $2000.

• Seven finalists receive new faucets up to $350.

What? Oh no, you don’t have to have the worst-looking bathroom in the world. All you have to do is Send in pictures and pen up to 100 words or submit a narrated video of your bathroom detailing what you’d like to have and why YOU merit an American Standard Dream Bathroom! That’s all there is to it!

Don’t forget to read the Contest Rules.

ps. 1Sweeps wishes to thank the Contest Queen for bringing this super sweepstakes to our attention. Canadian residents – enjoy!

1Sweeps Needs Your Help!

1Sweeps is so sad. We have opened up a brand new poll on our site because we want to get your opinion on what types of contests and sweepstakes you would like to see on our site.

BUT….So far, we have not had one bite — not even one. We see you coming to our site and checking out what we have to offer. Why not take that extra minute and help us try to provide what you want to see.

It’s easy – just click on the title “What Are Your Favorite Sweepstakes?”

Taylor Swift Fans Might Win a Chance of a Lifetime!

Deadline: November 22, 2009

There is a rising star in the world of country and country pop music. Who? Taylor Swift, born on December 13, 1989.

According to Wikipedia in their write up, “In 2006, she released her debut single “Tim McGraw”, which peaked at number six on the Billboard country charts. Later in October 2006, she released her self-titled debut album, which produced five hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and was certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. The New York Times described Swift as “one of pop’s finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults”.[3]“

So what’s this young woman up to now? Well, check out this sweepstakes being promoted by CMT on our New Features page to see all the greatest information about the On Tour with Taylor Swift Sweepstakes.

Here’s some details for you to keep in mind:

1. Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and District of Columbia (excluding Hawaii and Alaska)
2. Must be at least 18 years of age or older at time of entry
3. Limit one (1) entry per Online Entrant per day

1Sweeps wants YOU to ENJOY! We strongly recommend, however, that you be sure to read the rules.