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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Announcement of the 2013 SBA-Visa
Export Video Contest Under the
America COMPETES Reauthorization
Act of 2011
U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA)
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) and Visa U.S.A.
Inc. (Visa) (collectively the
‘‘Cosponsors’’) announce a video contest
for eligible small businesses to
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showcase the advantages of exporting
and increase awareness of government
assistance available to support small
business exporters. This Federal
Register Notice is required under
Section 105 of the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2011.
DATES: The submission period for
entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT, February
25, 2013 and ends 5:00 p.m. EDT, April
22, 2013. Winners will be announced no
later than May 31, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Eskelinen, Office of
International Trade, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416; Telephone (202)
205–6726;
christopher.eskelinen@sba.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Competition Details
1. Subject of the Competition: The
U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA) and Visa U.S.A. Inc. (Visa)
(collectively the ‘‘Cosponsors’’) are
cosponsoring an export video contest
that seeks to inform small businesses
about the advantages of exporting and
increase awareness of government
assistance available to support small
business exporters. The Cosponsors are
looking for creative videos from small
businesses that show how they became
successful exporters. Videos can focus
on how the small business became a
successful exporter. Videos must
highlight at least one of the following:
Important lessons learned; factors that
influenced the decision to become an
exporter; advice for small businesses
considering exporting; or a favorite
exporting story.
2. Prizes: Five prizes are available:
First place: $10,000 cash award; Second
place: $8,000 cash award; Third place:
$6,000 cash award; Fourth place: $4,000
cash award; and Fifth place: $2,000 cash
award. Only one prize will be awarded
for each winning submission, regardless
of the number of Contest participants
that created the winning video. Visa
will issue the prizes directly to the
Winners.
The Cosponsors (SBA and VISA) may
choose to cohost an awards ceremony to
announce the Winners. To the extent
the Cosponsors cohost an awards
ceremony, Winners that choose to travel
to such award ceremony for the
announcement of the Winners will each
receive $1,000 for travel expenses per
winning entry, regardless of the number
of Contest participants that created the
winning video. Any necessary travel
arrangements are the sole responsibility
of the Winner. Winner will not receive
$1,000 for travel expenses if the
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Cosponsors do not cohost an awards
ceremony or if Winner does not attend
the awards ceremony. All federal, state
and local taxes are the sole
responsibility of the Winner.
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Competition Rules
1. Eligibility to participate: The
contest is open to small businesses in
the United States and its territories
including, but not limited to, Puerto
Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam.
You must be a small business as
determined by SBA’s size standards
(www.sba.gov/size); have successfully
completed at least one export
transaction; and used at least one
Federal program or service to support an
export transaction. The small business
owner(s) must be a U.S. citizen or
permanent resident and at least 18 years
old to enter and win the Contest. Small
businesses who have won any prize in
the SBA Visa Export Video Contest
within the past two years are not
eligible. Eligible small businesses may
submit only one video. Any videos
developed with federal funding, either
grant, contract, or loan proceeds, are not
eligible to win. Federal employees and
their immediate families, Visa U.S.A.
Inc. employees and their immediate
families, current SBA contractors and
SBA grant recipients may enter the
Contest but are not eligible to win.
‘‘Immediate family members’’ include
spouses, siblings, parents, children,
grandparents, and grandchildren,
whether as ‘‘in-laws’’, or by current or
past marriage, remarriage, adoption, cohabitation or other familial extension,
and any other persons residing at the
same household location, whether or
not related.
2. Process for participants to register:
All Contest Participants must enter the
Competition through the Competition
Web page on the Challenge.gov portal
https://exportvideo.challenge.gov/by 5
p.m. EDT on April 22, 2013.
Submissions will be accepted starting at
12 p.m. EDT on February 25, 2013.
Contest participants should review all
contest rules and eligibility
requirements. In order for a video to be
eligible to win this Contest, the entry
must meet the following requirements:
• Contest participants must create an
original video.
• Contest participants must end their
video with the following words: ‘‘That’s
my exporting story. Where will your
next customer come from?’’ This
statement can be spoken, written,
embedded or delivered in any
appropriate way deemed effective by the
submitter.
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• All videos must have a unique title
or they will not be judged (i.e., not ‘‘My
Export Story’’).
• Videos must highlight one of the
following: Important lessons learned;
factors that influenced the decision to
become an exporter; advice for small
businesses considering exporting; or a
favorite exporting story.
• Videos must be 3 minutes or less
(no more than 180 seconds) in length
and produced in a high-resolution
format.
• Videos must be educational, not
promotional in nature (i.e., a
commercial for the small business’
products or services). Videos should tell
a story.
• Only one video may be submitted
per business.
• Videos must not contain violence,
profanity, sex, images of a prurient
nature, or direct attacks on individuals
or organizations. SBA will disqualify
any entries it deems to contain offensive
material.
• Contest participants may not use
the SBA seal or logo or the Visa
trademark in the video.
• The video must be the contest
participant’s own original creation and
must not infringe on any third party
rights. No copyrighted music, video, or
images may be used in submissions to
this contest without appropriate
permission. Entrants are responsible for
obtaining all necessary permissions.
Videos previously developed for other
organizations may be submitted. Videos
must not have been previously
produced for compensation, posted on
any SBA page, or submitted to SBA
prior to the contest.
• All Contest submissions must
adhere to the Challenge.gov Standards
of Conduct (https://challenge.gov/
terms#standards).
3. Basis on which the winners will be
selected: Prior to judging, all
Submissions will be screened for
Contest participant eligibility and video
eligibility. All videos will be judged by
a panel of senior officials from SBA,
Visa, and other member Federal
Agencies from the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee Small Business
Working Group, selected by SBA in its
sole discretion. The Judging Panel will
rate each Submission approved by the
screening panel on the following
criteria: Inspirational nature of the
message for potential exporters and
effectiveness in promoting exporting;
Creativity and uniqueness of video
concept; Value of lessons learned/
communicated; Use of U.S. Government
program/service; Innovative means of
delivering the message and Audio and
visual quality of the video. Winners will
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be selected based on an overall score.
All judging is in SBA’s sole discretion
and all decisions are final.
Authority: Public Law 111–358 (2011).
Dated: April 3, 2013.
Jonathan Swain,
Chief of Staff.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Announcement of the 2013 SBA-Visa Export Video Contest Under the
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2011
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Visa U.S.A.
Inc. (Visa) (collectively the ``Cosponsors'') announce a video contest
for eligible small businesses to showcase the advantages of exporting
and increase awareness of government assistance available to support
small business exporters. This Federal Register Notice is required
under Section 105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2011.
DATES: The submission period for entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT,
February 25, 2013 and ends 5:00 p.m. EDT, April 22, 2013. Winners will
be announced no later than May 31, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Eskelinen, Office of
International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third
Street SW., Washington, DC 20416; Telephone (202) 205-6726;
christopher.eskelinen@sba.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Competition Details
1. Subject of the Competition: The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) and Visa U.S.A. Inc. (Visa) (collectively the
``Cosponsors'') are cosponsoring an export video contest that seeks to
inform small businesses about the advantages of exporting and increase
awareness of government assistance available to support small business
exporters. The Cosponsors are looking for creative videos from small
businesses that show how they became successful exporters. Videos can
focus on how the small business became a successful exporter. Videos
must highlight at least one of the following: Important lessons
learned; factors that influenced the decision to become an exporter;
advice for small businesses considering exporting; or a favorite
exporting story.
2. Prizes: Five prizes are available: First place: $10,000 cash
award; Second place: $8,000 cash award; Third place: $6,000 cash award;
Fourth place: $4,000 cash award; and Fifth place: $2,000 cash award.
Only one prize will be awarded for each winning submission, regardless
of the number of Contest participants that created the winning video.
Visa will issue the prizes directly to the Winners.
The Cosponsors (SBA and VISA) may choose to cohost an awards
ceremony to announce the Winners. To the extent the Cosponsors cohost
an awards ceremony, Winners that choose to travel to such award
ceremony for the announcement of the Winners will each receive $1,000
for travel expenses per winning entry, regardless of the number of
Contest participants that created the winning video. Any necessary
travel arrangements are the sole responsibility of the Winner. Winner
will not receive $1,000 for travel expenses if the
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Cosponsors do not cohost an awards ceremony or if Winner does not
attend the awards ceremony. All federal, state and local taxes are the
sole responsibility of the Winner.
Competition Rules
1. Eligibility to participate: The contest is open to small
businesses in the United States and its territories including, but not
limited to, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam. You must be
a small business as determined by SBA's size standards (www.sba.gov/size); have successfully completed at least one export transaction; and
used at least one Federal program or service to support an export
transaction. The small business owner(s) must be a U.S. citizen or
permanent resident and at least 18 years old to enter and win the
Contest. Small businesses who have won any prize in the SBA Visa Export
Video Contest within the past two years are not eligible. Eligible
small businesses may submit only one video. Any videos developed with
federal funding, either grant, contract, or loan proceeds, are not
eligible to win. Federal employees and their immediate families, Visa
U.S.A. Inc. employees and their immediate families, current SBA
contractors and SBA grant recipients may enter the Contest but are not
eligible to win. ``Immediate family members'' include spouses,
siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether
as ``in-laws'', or by current or past marriage, remarriage, adoption,
co-habitation or other familial extension, and any other persons
residing at the same household location, whether or not related.
2. Process for participants to register: All Contest Participants
must enter the Competition through the Competition Web page on the
Challenge.gov portal https://exportvideo.challenge.gov/by 5 p.m. EDT on
April 22, 2013. Submissions will be accepted starting at 12 p.m. EDT on
February 25, 2013. Contest participants should review all contest rules
and eligibility requirements. In order for a video to be eligible to
win this Contest, the entry must meet the following requirements:
Contest participants must create an original video.
Contest participants must end their video with the
following words: ``That's my exporting story. Where will your next
customer come from?'' This statement can be spoken, written, embedded
or delivered in any appropriate way deemed effective by the submitter.
All videos must have a unique title or they will not be
judged (i.e., not ``My Export Story'').
Videos must highlight one of the following: Important
lessons learned; factors that influenced the decision to become an
exporter; advice for small businesses considering exporting; or a
favorite exporting story.
Videos must be 3 minutes or less (no more than 180
seconds) in length and produced in a high-resolution format.
Videos must be educational, not promotional in nature
(i.e., a commercial for the small business' products or services).
Videos should tell a story.
Only one video may be submitted per business.
Videos must not contain violence, profanity, sex, images
of a prurient nature, or direct attacks on individuals or
organizations. SBA will disqualify any entries it deems to contain
offensive material.
Contest participants may not use the SBA seal or logo or
the Visa trademark in the video.
The video must be the contest participant's own original
creation and must not infringe on any third party rights. No
copyrighted music, video, or images may be used in submissions to this
contest without appropriate permission. Entrants are responsible for
obtaining all necessary permissions. Videos previously developed for
other organizations may be submitted. Videos must not have been
previously produced for compensation, posted on any SBA page, or
submitted to SBA prior to the contest.
All Contest submissions must adhere to the Challenge.gov
Standards of Conduct (https://challenge.gov/terms#standards).
3. Basis on which the winners will be selected: Prior to judging,
all Submissions will be screened for Contest participant eligibility
and video eligibility. All videos will be judged by a panel of senior
officials from SBA, Visa, and other member Federal Agencies from the
Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Small Business Working Group,
selected by SBA in its sole discretion. The Judging Panel will rate
each Submission approved by the screening panel on the following
criteria: Inspirational nature of the message for potential exporters
and effectiveness in promoting exporting; Creativity and uniqueness of
video concept; Value of lessons learned/communicated; Use of U.S.
Government program/service; Innovative means of delivering the message
and Audio and visual quality of the video. Winners will be selected
based on an overall score. All judging is in SBA's sole discretion and
all decisions are final.
Authority: Public Law 111-358 (2011).
Dated: April 3, 2013.
Jonathan Swain,
Chief of Staff.
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