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Dreaming of scoring an ad in football’s biggest game
Local business Jackson’s Honest Chips has made it to the semifinals in the Intuit Small Business Big Game contest, where the winner gets a free commercial during the Super Bowl.
From almost 15,000 entries, Intuit Inc. has selected the 20 small businesses that will stay in the game and play for the ultimate prize—a 30-second custom television advertisement that will air during football’s biggest game on February 2, 2014.
In the initial rounds of the program these business owners told their stories, rallied their fans and shared their passion for why they deserve the opportunity of a lifetime. Their efforts paid off as they now move to the final rounds of the competition.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled or humbled by our selection as one of Intuit’s Top 20 semi-finalists in the Small Business/Big Game contest. This honor will help us spread the word about the importance of healthy oils like coconut oil and the role they played in our son’s health,” explains Jackson’s Honest Chips founder Megan Reamer. “Our primary mission has always been to educate people about these oils by producing great tasting chips and with this exposure we’ll take one more step toward achieving that goal.”
“We had the challenging task of narrowing the playing field from thousands of incredible, deserving small businesses to 20,” said Ken Wach, vice president of marketing for Intuit Small Business Group. “In the end, these semi-finalists will help put all small businesses on a national stage and demonstrate their contributions to our economy with their amazing stories.”
As the program nears completion, Intuit’s 8,000 employees will view all 20 semi-finalists’ submissions and vote on their favorite small business that they believe best represents Intuit. These votes will determine the final four, who will be announced on November 11. The world will then vote online on the Small Business Big Game website through December 1 to select the ultimate winner.
For more info, go to www.SmallBusinessBigGame.com.
