With support of SCORE, program will grant 10 small business owners up to $5,000 each in customized marketing tools and services and one year of mentoring to drive their businesses forward.

 A new survey from Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX) shows that figuring out what "works" is the top marketing concern for almost 80 percent of small businesses. To help, Deluxe today launched Project Rev - a marketing lab to provide small businesses with the tools and expert resources to discover and execute marketing programs that will work for them.

 

"Much of our research shows that small business owners are frustrated with marketing," said Laura Radewald, vice president, Deluxe. "Many say they don't know how to choose the right marketing tools, or how to measure the effectiveness of their effort. Project Rev was specifically created to help small businesses find the marketing tools that work for them - at Deluxe's expense."

 

Small businesses interested in participating can apply at www.projectrev.com until May 3, 2010. Selected participants will win a range of marketing tools and services valued up to $5,000. The marketing resources from Deluxe will be determined based on the individual needs of the business, and could include:

SCORE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to entrepreneur education and small business success nationwide, will support Project Rev with its information resources and the assignment of a skilled business counselor to each of the chosen participants.