The Sandhills chapter of SCORE (Counselors to American Small Business) reminds all small business owners that the deadline for submitting entries for the $1,500 prize in the 2010 "Good to Great" contest is Friday.

All entries, in the form of an essay of 500 words or less, answering the question "How can my business take advantage of $1,500 to make itself more successful?" must be submitted to Ron Hodiak, SCORE counselor, by e-mail to rchodiak@yahoo.com or by mail to Ron Hodiak at 104 Dragonfly Court, Southern Pines, NC 28387.

The contest is sponsored jointly by the Moore County Chamber of Commerce and Sandhills SCORE. The contest winner will be notified by May 14 and a luncheon to honor the winner will be held during the annual Small Business Week, the third week in May.

Complete contest rules can be found at www.sandhillsscore. org and at www.moorecounty chamber.com. Questions about the contest should be directed to Hodiak at rchodiak@ yahoo.com

In addition to co-sponsoring the essay contest annually, the Sandhills SCORE chapter provides assistance to small businesses in a variety ways, including free seminars on topics of interest to new and experienced business owners as well as free confidential counseling. The chapter is currently expanding these activities and is seeking additional motivated volunteers.

More information on SCORE's activities can be found at the Sandhills SCORE website, www.sandhillsscore. org.