Alliance Virtual Offices Launches ‘Backer of Small Business’ Contest

Winning Entry Receives $500 to Invest in Business

Newport Beach, California (PRWEB) April 01, 2015 – Alliance Virtual Offices announces a special contest designed to support the needs of small businesses. The winning entry receives a $500 “no strings” prize to invest in the winner’s company.

To enter, small business owners submit a 350-word essay on how they would spend the prize money to grow their company. The contest is open to both clients and non-clients of Alliance Virtual Offices.

Entries can be submitted online and the contest starts April 1, and ends Friday, May 1 at midnight, Eastern Daylight Time.

“Alliance Virtual Offices is serious about helping small business grow,” said Alliance CEO Frank Cottle. “We focus on providing small businesses with virtual offices, live receptionists and meeting rooms for less than what it costs to lease and run a traditional office. Now with the Backer of Small Business contest, we’re putting our money where our mouth is and giving more back to small business.”

Cottle and Viveka Von Rosen will judge the entries and select a winner on May 22.

Frank Cottle is a recognized expert within the business center, executive suite and virtual office industries. He often speaks on global topics related to all forms of alternative officing and is considered as a thought leader within the commercial real estate industry. He is Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Alliance Business Centers Network and Alliance Virtual Offices.

Viveka Von Rosen is known internationally as the “LinkedIn Expert” and speaks to business owners, corporations and associations on the benefits of marketing with social media, and in particular LinkedIn. Author of “LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour A Day” , she is also a regular source on LinkedIn for prestigious news outlets such as Forbes, Money Magazine, Mashable.com, Ragan.com, SocialMediaExaminer.com and CNN.

For information about the contest or to submit an entry, go to http://www.alliancevirtualoffices.com/500/.