Area Businesses Compete for Small Business Grants

Ten local businesses need your support to have the chance to win $250,000 grants through the Mission: Small Business program.

The enterprises range from wedding planning to audio repair, from fitness to comic books and the one thing they all have in common is that they need your vote.

In order to be considered for a $250,000 grant, a business needs to get 250 votes on the Mission: Small Business website by June 30—businesses who get 250 votes will be judged by a panel of business experts, the site says. The program is a collaborative effort between Chase Bank and LivingSocial.

Up to 12 grants will be awarded.

In the area, the following businesses are participating:

• (Baltimore, Maryland)
• (Baltimore, Maryland)
• (Baltimore, Maryland)
• The Sweetest Serendipity (Baltimore, Maryland)
• Raw Fitness (Baltimore, Maryland)
• (Parkville, Maryland)
• Perfect Purpose for Women at Risk (Parkville, Maryland)
• Model Rehab (Parkville, Maryland)
• Blush: wedding and event planning (Parkville, Maryland)
• Insignia Hair & Body Studio (Nottingham, Maryland)

To vote for a business, visit www.missionsmallbusiness.com and log in with Facebook. Then search using the name of the business and the town and state from the list above.

Have you voted for a local business in the Mission: Small Business grant program? Tell us who you voted for and why in the comments.