Success Is in the Air With SCORE and American Airlines Flights. Camera. Action. Contest

AA and SCORE Team Up to Provide Small Businesses a Chance to Earn 50 Round-Trip Tickets and More!

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCORE, mentors to America's small business, is pleased to partner with American Airlines to award deserving small businesses through the "Flights. Camera. Action." promotional campaign.  The contest comes on the heels of a recent American Airlines survey of small and medium business employees, indicating an anticipated increase in corporate business travel in the next 12 to 18 months and that face-to-face meetings requiring airline travel are crucial to the success of their business.  American joined forces with SCORE to implement this program designed to give business owners a chance to share their story and win airline tickets, in-flight video and print exposure on American Airline flights, Admirals Club lounge visibility and more.

"Small business owners are always looking for better ways to expand their business with limited resources. Thanks to American Airlines, small businesses now have the opportunity to win a chance to travel and have those face-to-face conversations that lead to growth for their business," says SCORE CEO Ken Yancey. "We are delighted with American Airlines' commitment and great contribution to small business owners, who are the backbone of our economy."

Small business owners are encouraged to enter the contest by going to the Flights. Camera. Action. contest site at www.aa.com/flightscameraaction. Once there, they may upload a 30 second to 1 minute video explaining their business travel needs and how more business travel could benefit their company. Companies may enter from now through July 15, 2011.  The 50 best videos will be posted on the website for public voting starting on August 1, 2011. These finalists will receive up to five domestic round-trip PlanAAhead® Award coach tickets* via 10,000 Business ExtrAA® points.  From August 1 through August 26, 2011 the public will vote to determine the five finalists from among these 50 videos who will each receive an additional 10,000 Business ExtrAA points and exposure to American Airlines customers on AA.com/business.

The Grand Prize winner will receive an additional 80,000 Business ExtrAA points which equals up to 50 American Airlines tickets* to support them in growing their business. Their company will be featured in a number of American Airlines media channels, including an in-flight video testimonial, American Way magazine, American Airlines Nexos magazine, banners on AA.com, and more.  Finalists will be recognized at the 2011 SCORE Awards in Washington D.C.

Submit your video at www.aa.com/flightscameraaction and find out more.

Terms and Conditions

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age. Contest commences at 11:59 a.m. CT on June 8, 2011, and submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. CT on July 15, 2011. Contest is subject to Official Rules at www.aa.com/flightscameraaction. Contest sponsored by American Airlines, Inc., 4333 Amon Carter Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76155 and The SCORE Association, 1175 Herndon Pkwy, Ste. 900, Herndon, VA 20170. Void outside of the 50 U.S. states and District of Columbia where prohibited by law.

Business ExtrAA® is a travel program that rewards companies for doing business with American Airlines. Companies earn Business ExtrAA points when their employees travel on American Airlines and American Eagle – and the employees still earn their own personal AAdvantage miles – so everyone gets rewarded for doing business as usual!  For details, go to www.aa.com/business.  

About SCORE: Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 9 million aspiring entrepreneurs. Each year, SCORE provides small business mentoring and workshops to more than 375,000 new and growing small businesses. More than 13,000 business experts volunteer as mentors in 364 chapters serving local communities with entrepreneur education to help grow 1 million small businesses.

For more information about starting or operating a small business, call 1-800/634-0245 for the SCORE chapter nearest you. Visit SCORE at www.score.org. Connect with SCORE at www.facebook.com/SCOREFans, http://twitter.com/SCOREMentors and www.scorecommunity.org

*  Award tickets referenced above are based on a Business ExtrAA PlanAAhead® award valid for the Continental U.S., Canada and Mexico. All taxes and fees, including reservations fees, assessed at the time of ticketing, are the responsibility of the passenger.

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