First Tennessee to award $10,000 to state’s top small business
August 05 2016 - 4:15PM
First Tennessee is searching for the state’s best small business
and on top of statewide bragging rights, the winner will receive a
$10,000 grand prize.
The “Tennessee’s Best Small Business Contest” is open to small
business owners across the Volunteer State. Small business owners
throughout First Tennessee’s markets, including Memphis and West
Tennessee, may submit nominations between now and Aug. 21.
In addition to the grand prize, the first place winner will
receive $5,000 and the second place winner will receive $2,500.
“First Tennessee is dedicated to supporting small businesses
because they’re vital to our economy,” said David Popwell,
president of First Tennessee. “We work to promote strong
communities and we believe that healthy small businesses are vital
to our economic future.”
After the nominating process concludes on Aug. 21, voting by the
public will begin on Aug. 22 and wrap up on Sept. 4.
Nominations are now being accepted online and must include name,
location and a photo of the company along with a brief profile
describing how the small business offers great customer
service.
For more information, visit www.ftb.com/smbcontest.
About First TennesseeFirst Tennessee Bank is
the largest bank headquartered in Tennessee, with the number one
deposit market share in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and the
Tri-Cities and a top-five deposit market share in Nashville. First
Tennessee was founded during the Civil War in 1864 and has the 14th
oldest national bank charter in the country and one of the highest
customer retention rates of any bank in the country. First
Tennessee and FTN Financial are part of First Horizon National
Corp. (NYSE:FHN), which has 4,300 employees. First Horizon has been
recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Forbes, Working
Mother and American Banker magazines. More information is available
at www.FirstTennessee.com.
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Contact:
James Dowd (901) 523-4305 JEDowd@FirstTennessee.com
Kim Cherry (901) 523-4380 KCherry@FirstTennessee.com
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