Announcing the results of the "#TriggeredByTheBenefit" contest held by freee and note!
For about a month starting May 29, 2020, cloud accounting software "freee" collaborated with note to hold the"#TriggeredByTheBenefit" submission contest. During this period, we received an incredible 3,425 entries!
Thank you for submitting so many wonderful works.
As a result of the judging, 15 winning entries were selected. Although all the articles were written under the single theme of "Triggered by the benefit," the perspectives were as diverse as the people who wrote them.
They are all lovely works that leave you feeling positive or help you realize new values when you read them.
Without further ado, let's announce the winners!
*Entries are listed in order of submission.
*Comments were provided by the freee "#TriggeredByTheBenefit" contest management office, who were responsible for the judging.
"PowerToSmallBusiness" Award
Prize: 20,000 yen "Shop Support Grant" awarded
■ The kind people around me #TriggeredByTheBenefit / Myuko-san
Through this work, I felt that the benefit payment can also be a trigger to create "room to look at those around you." The differences in how each family member used their benefit payment also show their personalities, which is wonderful. I hope that the chain of "being kind to others" will spread, triggered by the benefit payment.
■ Eating all the croquettes in the shopping street. / Noyagi-san
I think many people want to use their benefit payments in a way that gives back to their local community, but I had never thought of the idea of going to buy a mountain of croquettes. I enjoyed reading it very much.
■ Benefit Birthday / Yadorigi Yukiki-san
I was moved by the thoughts behind the money, the father's feelings, and the writing that captured those feelings so vividly. I felt a strong determination to see things through, even amidst the anxiety of having to do everything yourself after starting a business. I wanted many people to read this, so I decided to feature it.
■ Realizing the happiness of being able to support my "favorite" triggered by the benefit / Sato | Editor | GC Story-san
When a ramen shop I was interested in suddenly closed, it made me realize that things I thought were always there were not, and I was taken aback myself. I felt excited to see that you were supporting your favorite shop while enjoying the experience yourself, triggered by that event.
■ The story of a shy person who sent flowers because they wanted to support their favorite shop / Ponoko-san
This was a work where I felt both the strength and fragility of small businesses. Precisely because they don't have large capital, for better or worse, the influence of one customer's communication and consumption activities is significant. It made me want to say thank you to my favorite shops.
Runner-up
Prize: 10,000 yen "Shop Support Grant" awarded
■ Do you know about your hometown? / Ayuta-san
■ Money is the energy of gratitude / Imarin * Yuki Imari-san
■ A place called a live house / Ryunosuke Naka-san
■ What should we use children's 100,000 yen special cash payment for? Thinking from the perspective of financial education / Yukihiko-san
■ Thinking about how to use the benefits / kaori-san
■ I want to shop in a way that also conveys my feelings. / Asuka Sadaya-san
■ 100,000 yen worth of feelings / Akira-san
■ The choice of starting with donations using benefits / Ren Okami-san
■ Things I want to remain forever / Aki Makino-san
■ My mother was not as much of a mother as I thought / Eiko Oki-san
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Congratulations to all the winners!
The winning works will be widely introduced on freee's "PowerTo Small Business" campaign site and at official events.
We will also announce the latest information on freee's official note.
We held this contest with the hope that the benefits would serve as a trigger to support someone important to you.
We hope that everyone who submitted their work and everyone who read the submitted works will think positively about how to use the benefits.
※ At the time of applying for the contest, we announced that we would introduce your works using the "Benefits Generator," but we have changed our plans and will announce them on freee's small and medium-sized enterprise and sole proprietor support site "PowerTo Small Business". They are scheduled to be released sequentially.
We decided that listing them on a web page would allow a wider audience to enjoy the winning works. We apologize for the change in plans.
About the "PowerTo Small Business" campaign
This contest was held as part of the "PowerTo Small Business" project, through which freee supports small and medium-sized enterprises and sole proprietors.
We provide a simulation service that allows you to check the availability of COVID-19 response loans and subsidies, as well as host webinars on grants and telework. We are engaged in various support activities for sole proprietors and small to medium-sized enterprises that are significantly impacted by the current business climate.
About freee
■ What is freee?
Under the mission of "Empowering small businesses to take center stage in the world," freee is a company that uses the power of data and technology to realize a "platform where anyone with ideas, passion, and skills can grow their business to be strong and smart."
Through cloud services like "freee Accounting" and "freee HR & Payroll" that "lighten the load of management automatically," we not only streamline back-office operations but also provide visualization of management and proposals for solving business challenges.
■ Main services provided by freee
・Cloud Accounting Software "freee Accounting"
・Cloud HR & Payroll Software "freee HR & Payroll"
・Cash Flow Improvement Navigator
・Offer-based Loans
・Invoice Finance
・freee Card