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Welcome to the Loudoun SBDC's 

Grapes 2 GoldTM  

Initiative!

Our Story

Can a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in serious need of an unfunded technology upgrade, with a small staff of 3 employees and a large corps of dedicated professional volunteers, raise $60,000 from approximately 38 donated wine glasses -- using primarily social media and e-mail techniques? Hmmmm.........let's find out! 

 

Welcome to Grapes 2 Gold TM, a Loudoun Small Business Development Center (SBDC) initiative designed to engage you, our small business community and various stakeholders, in a FUN social media FUNdraising project for the Center. 

 

What's in it for you? Well, by helping "spread the word", YOU gain valuable social media expertise just by participating in Grapes 2 Gold TM ! You can use that expertise to grow YOUR business! You see proof that social media works and is worth your time. And you just might win something along the way. 

 


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Each Week: 

Check out the websites of the three featured wineries
Take the poll and enter your e-mail address
See if YOU win the prize!  

All of the featured wineries are participating in the Loudoun SBDC Grapes 2 Gold TM FUNdraiser.  While we are getting the Grapes 2 Gold launch ready, we invite you to have some fun and win some prizes!  

All who play the game and submit their e-mail address will be entered into a pool.  Each week one winner will be selected from that week�s pool.   This week�s prize:   

4 Free Tickets to the Loudoun County Fair, donated by Loudoun County Fair!!  

We will be announcing the winner on July 6th via email, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook!  

This week�s Featured Wineries:
Fabbioli Cellars:  http://fabbioliwines.com/
Notaviva Vineyards:  http://www.notavivavineyards.com/
Zephaniah Farm Vineyard:  http://zephwine.com/

Quotes 2 Gold


This week we�re changing things up! We want to hear your favorite quotes and give you a chance to win! 
Submit your favorite quote between now and September 28th until 2 p.m.  It can be a quote from someone else or an original.  It can be inspirational, profound, or funny! All are welcome!
Loudoun SBDC will post all appropriate quotes periodically on its website.
Vote for your favorite quote between September 28th, 2 p.m. and October 5th, 11:59 p.m.
The submitter of the quote with the highest number of votes wins the prize of a $100 Visa gift card compliments of the Leesburg law firm of Atwill, Troxell & Leigh, P.C and Dave Trosko from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.


How to submit: 
Fill out the form below to enter the quote, the author of the quote, your name and contact info and hit submit!
Note: You will go through two computer screens to play. 
Submissions close at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28th.


Winner will be notified by e-mail and announced in our newsletter and on our website.

See if YOU win the prize!
On September 14 we opened it up to the public and asked them to submit their favorotie quote and let us know why they like it.  These quotes could have been originial or someone elses, funnym inspirational or profound. Now it's your chance to vote for your favorite quote and give a chance to the submitter to win !

The submitter of the quote with the highest number of votes wins the prize of a $100 Visa gift card compliments of the Leesburg law firm of Atwill, Troxell & Leigh, P.C and Dave Trosko from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

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