$20,000 Winner Announced for Marriott's Small Business Road to Success Challenge

We're delighted to announce the winner of the Small Business Road to Success Challenge!For three challenge-filled months 10 ambitious small business owner finalists competed for the grand prize of $20,000 in the Small Business Road to Success Challenge. We followed them as they traveled around the country striving to meet their business goals. The finalists publicly shared their journeys by blogging, tweeting and posting photos.Maisha Walker was one of the celebrity judges featured in the contest along with John Jantsch, Drea Knufken, Nicole Marie Richardson and Shruti Gandhi BuckleyThe small business finalists were:

Alisa Barry of Bella CucinaTimothy Ericson of City RydeSam Davidson of Cool People CareGustavo Hernando of DaFoodieTimothy Laurent of ecycler

Brian Searl of Insider PerksShayna Walker of Momma's JewelsDiana Bourgeois of Networking in High HeelsBill McCleskey of Soul Lounge USAShayna Walker of Williamsburg Wedding Design

The grand prize of $20,000 went to....

Co-founded by Timothy Laurent and Craig Robertson, ecycler.com creates a new way to recycle by connecting people discarding recyclables (cans, bottles, newspapers, etc.) with those wishing to collect them. ecycler provides an alternative to the many households, institutions or businesses that are not offered curb-side recycling.Check it out!! http://ecycler.com

Timothy Laurent

Congratulations Timothy and Craig and to everyone who participated. It was a great three months and we enjoyed every moment!

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