New Entrepreneurs Invited to Roll Up Sleeves and Promote Their Passion, New Video Promotion Contest Ideal for Small Businesses

Phoenix, AZ, August 05, 2009 --(PR.com)-- In this tight economy, more entrepreneurs and small businesses are being formed than ever before. Lay-offs and re-engineering efforts at larger companies and corporations have driven enterprising professionals of all stripes to consider building their own business and secure their future.

Personal and professional passions drive these small businesses that continue to drive local economies. An entertaining contest begins today to promote these small businesses and to assist them generate leads by submitting a brief video of their business and passion.

“Listening to small business owners and start-up businesses, we continually heard the frustrations surrounding getting noticed,” according to Gabriela Cojanu, of ImarketU.com, a start-up itself in internet marketing, and creating website revenue, “and we believe that the passions behind these new businesses is something anyone can relate to. If given a chance to promote themselves to a wide audience we could all help them succeed.”

“VoteForStartUp” Contest is designed to spotlight small business owners and their passions for their new business with a short video posted on YouTube through September. Finalists will be promoted and voted on through the month of October to win a business website marketing boost package worth $2,500.

For more information on registering and for contest details, visit www.voteforstartup.com.

Contest : rvickers@imarketu.com

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