Intuit’s Love A Local Business competition is a monthly competition that allows anyone (yes, even business owners) to nominate a local business for a $5,000 grant.  All you need to do is enter the business name, and write a brief explanation why you are nominating them.  Each month Intuit randomly draws 5 names from the nominees and chooses one winner.

Special Offer for December

During the month of December Intuit is offering a $50 Facebook advertising credit to any nominated business.  If you haven’t experimented with Facebook ads yet then this is a great way to get started without risking any money.  Facebook allows you to target users based on a range of geographic and demographic data.

Does your ideal customer fit into a specific demographic group?  If so, then Facebook is a very good place to spend a few of those ad dollars.  For instance, if you are a wedding photographer you can target women, ages 25-40 who live in Santa Cruz, CA & are engaged.  How’s that for laser targeting your demographic?!