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Meet the 2017 winners

FedEx Small Business Grant program

Keep dreaming and doing. There’s more ahead.

Keep dreaming and doing. There’s more ahead.

The FedEx Small Business Grants Program helped entrepreneurs grow for 12 years. It’s retiring,
but our support for small businesses isn’t. Find other ways to compete and win.

The FedEx Small Business Grants Program helped entrepreneurs grow for 12 years. It’s retiring, but our support for small businesses isn’t. Find other ways to compete and win.

Training and grant opportunities

Shipping savings and rewards

Peer and expert insights

Inspiration from past recipients

Training and grant opportunities

Shipping savings and rewards

Peer and expert insights

Inspiration from past recipients

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Sword & Plough: Excelling with social entrepreneurship

2017’s grand prize winners are thriving by combining a mission to help veterans and a passion to leave no surplus military materials behind.

Sword & Plough: Excelling with social entrepreneurship

2017’s grand prize winners are thriving by combining a mission to help veterans and a passion to leave no surplus military materials behind.

A photo of Yang Bai, founder of Flexfrost
A photo of Yang Bai, founder of Flexfrost
A photo of Yang Bai, founder of Flexfrost

Flexfrost

When a campus competition called for new ideas, Yang Bai created a healthier ice cream snack that got schools talking.

A photo of Melanie and Brian Boggs from Brian Boggs Chairmakers
A photo of Melanie and Brian Boggs from Brian Boggs Chairmakers
A photo of Melanie and Brian Boggs from Brian Boggs Chairmakers

Brian Boggs Chairmakers

Brian Boggs Chairmakers pairs techniques from the past with environmental consciousness of the present.

A photo of Funky Fresh Spring Rolls founder Trueman McGee holding a platter of rolls in a kitchen
A photo of Funky Fresh Spring Rolls founder Trueman McGee holding a platter of rolls in a kitchen
A photo of Funky Fresh Spring Rolls founder Trueman McGee holding a platter of rolls in a kitchen

Funky Fresh Spring Rolls

Founded by a foodie with resilient passion, this gourmet spring rolls company is fully fueled and focused on the future.

A photo of Carine Joannou, president - CEO of Jamis Bikes, surrounded by bikes
A photo of Carine Joannou, president - CEO of Jamis Bikes, surrounded by bikes
A photo of Carine Joannou, president - CEO of Jamis Bikes, surrounded by bikes

Jamis Bikes

This bicycle company was founded 80 years ago and is keeping in motion through a growth strategy focused on the road ahead.

A photo of Kat Crabill, founder of Nurdle in the Rough, in her jewelry workshop
A photo of Kat Crabill, founder of Nurdle in the Rough, in her jewelry workshop
A photo of Kat Crabill, founder of Nurdle in the Rough, in her jewelry workshop

Nurdle in the Rough

This sustainable jewelry company founder is all about building a brand that speaks from the heart and resonates with people.

A photo of Kristine Tonkonow, founder of The Konery, holding a stack of ice cream cones
A photo of Kristine Tonkonow, founder of The Konery, holding a stack of ice cream cones
A photo of Kristine Tonkonow, founder of The Konery, holding a stack of ice cream cones

The Konery

Reinventing the ice cream cone led to sweet success for The Konery founder Kristine Tonkonow.

A photo of Dennis Meade, Diana Ambauen-Meade, and Byron Meade from Scratch and Peck sitting in a warehouse with feed bags in the background
A photo of Dennis Meade, Diana Ambauen-Meade, and Byron Meade from Scratch and Peck sitting in a warehouse with feed bags in the background
A photo of Dennis Meade, Diana Ambauen-Meade, and Byron Meade from Scratch and Peck sitting in a warehouse with feed bags in the background

Scratch and Peck

Meet the company staying connected to their community with a personal mission ingrained into their organic feed business.

A group of people smiling sitting outside a building in India
A group of people smiling sitting outside a building in India
A group of people smiling sitting outside a building in India

Terra Klay

Terra Klay is a labor of love that’s making an impact on the lives of the Indian craftspeople at the heart of the company.

A photo of Kelly McCollum and Marcie Colledge, co-founders of Yellow Scope
A photo of Kelly McCollum and Marcie Colledge, co-founders of Yellow Scope
A photo of Kelly McCollum and Marcie Colledge, co-founders of Yellow Scope

Yellow Scope

An innovative, crowdfunded company founded by two women who are every bit as engaging as the science kits they create.