Award
Private
Between Intakes
BCAA Small Business Grant
British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)
Prize
$5,000 grand prize
Between intakes — applications are currently closed. Check back for updates o...
Difficulty
Easy
Payment
Lump Sum
Trend
Stable
First-Timers
Friendly ✓
BCAA Small Business Grant provides up to $5,000 grand prize. BCAA runs a periodic small-business grant awarding one $5,000 grand prize to a BC-based small business with 1–50 employees. Between intakes — applications are currently closed. Check back for updates on the next BCAA Small Business Grant..
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Program Description
BCAA runs a periodic small-business grant awarding one $5,000 grand prize to a BC-based small business with 1–50 employees. For-profit, not-for-profit and social enterprises may enter.
Eligibility Requirements
- Small business based in British Columbia
- Between 1 and 50 employees
- Entrant must be 19 years or older and a resident of British Columbia
- One entry per business
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Difficulty
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Competition
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First-Timer
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Funding Details
- Amount
- $5,000 grand prize
- Type
- Award
- Level
- Private
- Deadline
- Between intakes — applications are currently closed. Check back for updates on the next BCAA Small Business Grant.
Program Scorecard
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Approval
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Insider TipThis is a contest-style draw with a required skill-testing question; submit a clear, timely entry rather than a detailed business case.
Rejection Pitfalls 6
- More than 50 employees, or a head office outside British Columbia
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- 4-step application timeline with prep hours per step
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Application Playbook
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Application Steps
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Check the business qualifies A small business with between 1 and 50 employees and its head office in British Columbia. For-profit, not-for-profit and social enterprise businesses are all eligible. Governmental organizations, municipalities and chamber of commerce networks are not.
Required Documents 2
✓ Written permission from the principal, owner or CEO, where the person entering is not the business owner
✓ The contest entry form itself. Its contents are not verifiable by this pipeline, because bcaa.com blocks automated fetching, so no document list is given rather than one being assumed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How much is the prize?
$5,000, awarded as a single grand prize to one winner per competition cycle.
Who can enter?
A small business with between 1 and 50 employees and its head office in British Columbia. For-profit, not-for-profit and social enterprise businesses are all eligible. Governmental organizations, municipalities and chamber of commerce networks are not.
Do I have to be a BCAA member?
No. Membership is not among the eligibility conditions recorded for this contest.
Can someone other than the owner enter on the business's behalf?
Yes, with written permission from the principal, owner or CEO. The entrant must also be a British Columbia resident aged 19 or older.
Can I enter more than once?
No. One entry per business is permitted.
Are there conditions on how the money is spent?
No spending restriction is recorded. It is an unrestricted cash prize paid to the winner.
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