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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

Check out our Events section for upcoming Make Mine a Million $ Business Competition Events OR register to attend one of our other events to prepare for the next competition!

What do you get by applying for the M3 COMPETITION?

You become a member of the M3 Community!

M3 Community members receive:

• Opportunities to connect with the thousands of women entrepreneurs, potential strategic partners, clients, and vendors.
• Forums to discuss business growth questions, comments and concerns on our message boards. 
• Real-time feedback from other entrepreneurs and experts on your day-to-day concerns.
• Opportunity to market your business to thousands of women by completing your profile page.
• Business growth tips, advice, and success stories in our monthly newsletter.
• Be the first to know about our upcoming webinars, live workshops, seminars and events.
• Face to face meetings with women entrepreneurs in your local area through Meetups .

What are the prizes?

In addition to Community member benefits, applicants for the Make Mine a Million $ Business program are competing to receive a limited number of Awards Packages consisting of products and services that are provided by Count Me In and its sponsors to help business owners grow their businesses.

• Business coaching from Count Me In's coaching partner, The Coach Connection
• Count Me In's Capital Concierge Service - personalized assistance from Count Me In experts who will help you prepare your financials to pursue financing through SBA lenders, plus access to American Express Platinum Card for selected Awardees
• Press coverage for you and your business from American Express OPEN through local and national television, newspapers, magazines, radio and blogs
• Business Membership to a Sam's Club near you, providing  great discounts and services including access to health insurance and health care, merchant credit card processing solutions, and  marketing and website management , for one year.
• Membership in WIPP, a bipartisan public policy organization, will help you identify the issues that affect your bottom line and provide assistance obtaining federal contracts, capital, technology and energy opportunities.
• Discounts on select shipping and office and print services from FedEx
• Opportunities to reach new national markets with partners like our Founding Sponsor American Express OPEN,  plus Dell, FedEx and Sam's Club and more.
• Membership in an exclusive network of Make Mine a Million $ Business Awardees, a group of successful entrepreneurs and no-nonsense experts dedicated to answering your questions and helping you grow on a daily basis

Participation in the competition

To participate in the Make Mine a Million $ Business program, which provides a variety of support and resources to women entrepreneurs to help grow their businesses, you must register on our website and then apply.  If selected, you will be invited to present your business at a Make Mine a Million $ Business Event.  These events occur throughout the country and form the cornerstone of the program.  

At each event, applicants to the Make Mine a Million $ Business program compete for the awards package of resources by presenting their businesses to the live audience and a panel of esteemed judges.  Awardees for the program are announced at our Make Mine a Million $ Business events throughout the country.

The women who directly benefit from the program act as role models for others by sharing their experiences with each other and other program participants through our website and at conferences and workshops held online and at the events.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

Check out our Events section for upcoming Make Mine a Million $ Business Competition Events OR register to attend one of our other events to prepare for the next competition!