BHUUMI Launches Contest for Entrepreneurs Impacted by Covid-19

Sunita Hiranandani • October 15, 2020

The company is awarding $3000 in prize money to Charleston businesses

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Oct. 2, 2020 - PRLog -- BHUUMI Inc. has launched the "Purpose-Driven Entrepreneur Award" designed to celebrate business owners who successfully launched or pivoted during the pandemic. The company is awarding $3000 in prize money to the top three winners, who will be voted on by the public.

The competition launched on October 1st and will continue taking submissions through November 30th. The prize money will be distributed on December 11th, 2020.

The first prize is $1500, the second prize is $1000, and the third prize is $500. Business owners can nominate themselves or someone else in the tri-county area.

BHHUMI founder Jagdish Hiranandani states, "It is our honor to be able to help the businesses owners in this community. So many people have been impacted by the pandemic, and we have witnessed incredible innovation during this time from business owners. We want to celebrate that and help people grow during this difficult experience."

Business owners who launched or pivoted during the pandemic can enter the contest on the "social" tab of BHUUMI.

About BHUUMI

The BHUUMI mission is to empower the BHUUMI users to be independent entrepreneurs who will prosper, learn, and grow. BHUUMI means "Mother Earth" and has a multitude of platforms that include sales, real estate, matchmaking, auto sales, social platforms, and a YouTube-like star-making platform called "A Star is Born". You can find out more and enter the contest at www.BHUUMI.com and www.BHUUMIRide.com.

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