These days, it’s easier to win the lottery than to score venture capital financing. So it’s nice to see a few major corporations stepping up with contests for small businesses. Contests are emerging as a popular, fairly low-cost way for big companies to get people to connect with their brand in social media — and entrepreneurs come out the winners.

Three contests with substantial prizes are running right now. The main thing to know: Those with video storytelling skills have a definite leg-up here.



Source: Entrepreneur