For the third consecutive year Entrepreneur Magazine is offering the Entrepreneur of 2010 Contest.

The Entrepreneur of 2010 will be awarded to businesses with no more than 100 employees and gross sales revenue of at least $3 million in 2009. The Emerging Entrepreneur of 2010 is open to companies that have been in business for less than four years with no more than 12 employees and posted at least $350,000 in gross sales revenue for 2009. Qualifying entrepreneurs can enter at www.entrepreneur.com/e2010.

In addition to these two categories there is also the College Entrepreneur of 2010 for undergrad or graduate students between the ages of 18 and 25. The right business pitch can earn $5,000 in startup capital. Interested students should visit: www.entrepreneur.com/e2010college.

In addition to the start-up capital for the College Entrepreneur of 2010, all three winning entrepreneurs will receive two roundtrip tickets within the continental U.S. and a profile in the January 2011 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. The three winners will also be honored at an awards luncheon and ceremony in January 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia at the 3rd annual Growth 2.0 Conference and receive a gift certificate for $500 in free services at The UPS Store, a three-year subscription to Entrepreneur magazine and a selection of Entrepreneur Press books.

Entry criteria and the complete rules can be found on www.entrepreneur.com/e2010/rules, or for the college contest, visit www.entrepreneur.com/ce2010college. The deadline to enter is June 15, 2010.

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