AUSTIN, Texas, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- HostGator, an
Endurance International Group brand, today announced the winners of
its Small Business Scholarship. Of nearly 100 applicants from
colleges across the nation, three winners were chosen to receive
$1,500 in scholarship funds to
provide assistance for student expenses such as tuition, fees,
books and on-campus room and board.
The global web hosting company launched its scholarship program
in May of last year. As a leading provider of web hosting and
related services for small businesses, HostGator wanted to provide
a platform for aspiring entrepreneurs and tech professionals to
share their ideas for advancing the future of small business
development.
The following three students were selected by HostGator staff
based on their essay response to the question, "What is the
biggest tech challenge facing small businesses today, and what is
your proposed solution?"
- Logan Miller, an
undergraduate student at Arizona State
University's School of Sustainability, discussed the uphill
battle many local businesses face when trying to compete with large
national businesses in online search results. He suggested small
businesses come together to develop a mobile app that would enable
business owners to network with each other and make it easier for
consumers to shop local.
- Chelsea Sumner, an
undergraduate student at Wagner
College's Evelyn L. Spiro
School of Nursing, recounted the steep online marketing
learning curve she faced when founding her small business. Her
solutions included rate-based advertising determined by business
tenure and more educational programs for small business owners
surrounding online search marketing and business negotiations.
- Raquel Solares, graduate
student at Arizona State University's
Thunderbird School of Global Management, also highlighted the
disadvantages small businesses face when it comes to budgeting for
Search Engine Optimization and paid Google advertising. She
proposed a new section on the right-hand side of Google search
results that would be dedicated exclusively to small business
listings.
HostGator will be announcing its next scholarship in early 2017.
To learn more about HostGator and read the winning submissions,
please visit https://www.hostgator.com/blog.
About HostGator
HostGator is an international provider
of cloud-based web presence solutions, striving to deliver
first-class service to its customers, ranging from people building
their first website to businesses scaling their online presence.
Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business
owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. A wide range of
options includes web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and
dedicated servers. HostGator is based in Texas, with offices in Houston and Austin, and offshore enterprises in
Brazil and India. Snappy is the company's internationally
recognized mascot. For more information, visit
www.HostGator.com.
About Endurance International Group
Endurance
International Group (em)Powers millions of small businesses
worldwide with products and technology to vitalize their online web
presence, email marketing, mobile business solutions, and more. The
Endurance family of brands includes: Constant Contact, Bluehost,
HostGator, iPage, Domain.com, BigRock, SiteBuilder, MOJO
Marketplace and SinglePlatform, among others. Headquartered in
Burlington, Massachusetts,
Endurance employs more than 4,000 people across the United States, Brazil, India
and the Netherlands. For more
information, visit: www.endurance.com.
Endurance International Group and the compass logo are
trademarks of The Endurance International Group, Inc. Other brand
names of Endurance International Group are trademarks of The
Endurance International Group, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/endurance-international-group
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CONTACTS: Endurance International
Group Ketchum
Lark-Marie
Anton Samantha
Stark
(646)
887-7272 (202)
835-9424
lark.anton@endurance.com endurance@ketchum.com
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Dani
LaSalvia HostGator
(781)
852-3212 Amelia
Willson
dani.lasalvia@endurance.com
714-679 0735
amelia.willson@endurance.com
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