Verizon (News - Alert) has announced the launch of a new contest to recognize dads heading their own small businesses across the United States. The company’s small business team announced the new initiative for entrepreneur dads who can enter the contest which is scheduled to be held on June 19^th, by simply submitting a short video or personally written blog post covering the daily challenges of running a business and taking care of their families. 

The contest will present a cash prize of $5,000 to the winner and a year of free cleaning service among several other valuable prizes. 

In a release, David Wasserman, director of small business product management for Verizon said that "Many of Verizon's small-business customers are micro-businesses that often are started by entrepreneurs working from their homes. We want the many father entrepreneurs we have to tell us more about what they're doing, how they're doing it, and what it really takes to run a business and care for a family."

The contest invites entries from both Verizon and Verizon Wireless (News - Alert) customers. Along with the cash prize of $5000 for the winner, the company will present the second winner, with a cash prize of $1,000 prepaid gift card and a $600 Apple (News - Alert) gift card. The third-prize winner will go home with a $500 prepaid gift card. The first-, second- and third-prize winners will additionally win six months free Verizon Websites powered by Intuit (News - Alert), which provides businesses with the capability to create and set up their own website. For businesses with a web presence, the company will provide free Intuit WebListings Premium offering.

Verizon provides small businesses with cloud-based services which include encryption and security solutions. Along with Internet, TV and phone services, the company also offers do-it-yourself website design application, and provides discounts on supplies and shipping.

Verizon Communications is a provider of broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to both business enterprises and government agencies across the globe. The company provides a reliable wireless network, which exceed 104 million total connections across the United States. Verizon has also been offering converged communications, information and entertainment services which are made available through an advanced fiber-optic network, capable of delivering advanced business solutions to customers across the globe. 

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