FedEx #BackingSmall Business Contest 2025 (Canada)

Funding Information

• The total ARV (Approximate Retail Values) of all prizes is CAD $150,000.
• Grand Prize (1): CAD $25,000, awarded in the form of a cheque.
• Second Prizes (10): CAD $10,000, awarded in the form of a cheque.
• Third Prizes (5): CAD $5,000, awarded in the form of a cheque.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be considered an eligible small business for purposes of the #BackingSmall Business Contest (“Contest”), the business and/or owner must meet all of the following criteria:
  • The owner of the business must be a legal resident of Canada at the time of entry;
  • The owner of the business must have reached the age of majority in their province/territory of residence as of the date of entry;
  • The individual registering for the Contest on behalf of the business must be an authorized agent of the business;
  • The business must be domiciled in Canada at the time of entry;
  • If business is a subsidiary of another larger business, the subsidiary and its parent company must be a Canadian owned and based entity;
  • Business must be for-profit and in continuous operation selling a product or service for not less than six (6) months as of 1 March 2025. Non-profit organizations and businesses whose primary use of profits is donation-based are excluded.
  • The business must be currently active, lawful, have all necessary and required licenses and registrations as required by the jurisdiction(s) in which it operates;
  • The business must be in good standing as of the time of entry and must remain so through the end of the Contest;
  • The business must have a valid FedEx shipping account number in good standing as of time of entry;
  • The business must have no more than 99 employees on its payroll at the time of entry (owners and part-time employees are included in employee count);
  • Neither the business itself nor any owner of nor any investor in the business may be:
    • a previous FedEx small business grant contest winner;
    • a previous FedEx #BackingSmall contest winner
    • in any way affiliated with a franchised, direct seller business/pyramid marketing business model; or a car service (Uber, Lyft, etc).
    • a FedEx OnSite location, FedEx Authorized ShipCentre location or any other reseller of FedEx services;
  • The primary purpose of the business must not be competitive with FedEx or any of the FedEx operating companies;
  • The business must not be under bankruptcy protection or have judicial liens or attachment

For more information, visit FedEx.