1. The frankie Strictly Business Grant competition (Competition) is run on behalf of Nextmedia Holdings Pty Limited, ABN 34 128 756 794 and its affiliated companies, with its registered office at Level 8, 205 Pacific Hwy St Leonards NSW 2065 (frankie),
2. The Competition has specific criteria for entry which all entrants must comply with in order to be eligible for prize consideration. Entries that do  not meet the criteria will be deemed invalid by the judging panel
3. To be eligible to enter the Competition entrants must:
   a) be 18 years of age or over;
   b) be an Australian resident; 
   c) operate a business (including as a sole trader or small business); and
   d) have an ABN or ACN for that business.
4. Only one entrant per business can be submitted.
5. In order to enter the Competition, an eligible entrant must provide each of the following in their grant submission as set out in the Entry Form on the frankie website:
   a) A detailed overview of the entrant’s small business, including what makes their business unique;
   b) the achievements of the business to date; 
   c) the goals of the business;
   d) how the entrant plans to invest the cash prize in their business; and 
   e) customer testimonial(s)/feedback.
6. Entrants must also validly complete all the other details and information requested in the Entry Form available on the frankie competition website.. 
7. Entrants must comply with the word count limits set out for each relevant question in the Entry Form. Any responses to questions which exceed the word count set out in the Entry Form will not be eligible for consideration of the grant. 
8. The Competition opens on 9:00 am AEST Monday 23rd August 2021 and each entry must be submitted by 5:00pm AEST Friday 24th September 2021. Entries must be received on or before this date and time to be accepted into judging for the grant.

Prizes/ Grant Money

9. The prizes and grants will be made of the following (with a total cash value of AUD$20,000):

The winner will receive: 
a) $10,000 cash; 
b) A video feature on frankie’s website and social media (shot by a frankie videographer); and
c) Acknowledgement within editorial on frankie’s website, social media and within frankie magazine.

Two runners up will each receive:
a) $5,000 cash prize; and
b) Acknowledgement within editorial on frankie’s website and social media. 

Each cash prize will be paid by EFT into a nominated business bank account. The prize money cannot be transferred or split.

10. Entries will be judged on Friday October 8th, 2021 at Nextmedia, 205 Pacific Hwy, St Leonards NSW 2065 or at another nominated location. The three cash grants will be selected from a shortlist of 10 finalists. 
11. Judging criteria will be based on business originality, creativity, user experience, business strategy, whether the responses to the questions show a sound understanding of market needs for that particular business and the likelihood of further business success and growth through the awarding of the grant. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. 
12. Winners will be announced on the Strictly Business Grant section of the frankie website, the frankie website, frankie social channels and frankie e-newsletter on Tuesday November 9th, 2021. 
13. Winners will be contacted via email about collection of prizes on Monday October 11, 2021. If we have made a reasonable attempt to contact the winner or runner up, and a winner or runner up has not responded within three (3) business days, or a winner is unable to use the grant prize, the grant prize will be forfeited and another finalist from the top 10 shortlist will be selected.  In the event of any dispute, frankie’s decision is final.
14. By ticking the box on the entry form, all entrants warrant that they have permission from all parties, including copyright holders and collaborators, allowing frankie magazine and its partners, including small business platform, Xero Australia Pty Ltd,  to publish works submitted in any form they deem appropriate as part of the frankie Strictly Business Grant program, the frankie website, relevant editions of frankie magazine, on frankie.com.au, frankie social channels, and all associated promotional activities and publicity, without limitation. 
15. By ticking the box on the entry form, you indemnify nextmedia, frankie press, the frankie Strictly Business Grant and its employees, agents and supporting partners from any liability for wrongful use or misrepresentation of the works submitted. You assert that you are the author of the work and own the intellectual and moral rights to the work under the Copyright Act. Wrongful assertion of such rights will render the entry invalid and the entrant accepts all liability for any claim for damages or loss resulting from such wrongful assertion.
16. In the event that an award winner is subsequently found to breach the terms and conditions of entry, their work may be ruled invalid and the award deemed null and void. The entrant will be liable for any costs incurred and must return any prize(s) received.
17. Employees of nextmedia and/or frankie press and their immediate family members are ineligible to enter. Employees of Xero Australia Pty Ltd or Xero Limited and their immediate family members are also ineligible to enter. 
18. Privacy Information – frankie and frankie Strictly Business Grant maintain a database of registered details. We may send you promotional material in relation to frankie, frankie Strictly Business or on behalf of companies that support frankie Strictly Business Grant. All other privacy terms are set out in frankie’s Privacy policy as set out on the frankie website. 
19. Terms and conditions may be amended, deleted or added from time to time at our discretion and we will publish the revised terms and conditions on the frankie Strictly Business Grant section of the website in a timely manner. By submitting your entry you agree to the full terms and conditions so please read them carefully.
20. This Competition is governed by the laws in New South Wales, Australia.