Moving Business Forward, presented by KeyBank and the Cleveland Cavaliers

ESPN Cleveland is proud to present its sixth annual Moving Business Forward contest, powered by KeyBank and the Cleveland Cavaliers!

The contest will once again showcase locally owned businesses only this year we’re opening the door even WIDER! If you’re a local business owner with annual revenue between 1 and 10 million dollars, you’re now eligible to enter for a chance to win a custom $30,000 advertising campaign with ESPN Cleveland and use of a suite at one (1) 2025-2026 Cavs home game (valued at $8,000!) Six qualifying winners will also grow their reach with a 4-week commercial schedule on 850 ESPN Cleveland.

All entrants will be invited to the ESPN Cleveland Moving Business Forward Selection Event, powered by KeyBank and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, from 9:00-11:00am at Rocket Arena where the qualifiers and grand prize winner will be announced.

When our local businesses thrive, northeast Ohio thrives; and we want to help make sure we keep moving Cleveland business forward.

Entries accepted through Sunday, August 24th!

complete contest rules: RULES Moving Business Forward 2025

Name(Required)

First Last

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Name of Business(Required)

Business Website(Required)

Number of employees(Required)

Number of years in business(Required)

Per contest rules, Business must be incorporated and active for a minimum of 2 years.

Annual revenue in 2024(Required)

Per contest rules, annual revenue in 2024 must be over 1M and less than 10M.

Please tell us in 250 words or less your goals/the next big thing for your Business and why your Business is deserving of this award based on the following: PASSION, INNOVATION, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND CULTURE.(Required)

Contest Rules Agreement(Required)

I agree to the contest rules linked above and understand my name, my business name and entry may be used by ESPN Cleveland either on-air, on social media or in promotional campaigns.

Consent

Yes, I would like to receive more information about the Selection Event where the qualifiers and grand prize winner will be announced as well as other information on how ESPN Cleveland and its partners can help my business grow.