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Own the moment
Build with freedom

Four Bizee Builders grants.
$25,000 each.

Codie Sanchez smiling and holding her book, Own or Be Owned, flanked by a photo of her standing among scattered sticky notes and a close-up of her red cowboy boots beside copies of the book.
$

25,000

for what comes next

We're partnering with Codie Sanchez on her latest book, Own or Be Owned Build a Business So Good it Doesn't Need You. Bizee is awarding four small business owners a Bizee Builders Grant: $25,000 for what comes next.

New business or ten years in, it doesn't matter. Tell us what you've built and what $25,000 would let you do next.

Bizee has helped over a million people start and run their businesses. Now we want to help you grow. The grant is the start. We'll follow all four businesses for the next year and share what actually happens, the wins and the hard parts.

Because this is what building something really looks like.

Winners will be announced live at the Own or Be Owned book launch on September 18th.

What you need to know:

4 businesses

win $25K each

Submissions open

Sep 8 - Sep 17

Winner awarded live at the

Own or Be Owned book launch

Who can apply?

Own a business based in the United States

Live in the United States

Be 18 or older

Be registered for the Own or Be Owned book launch

Attend the event live to receive the grant

Be open to sharing your story over the next year

Bizee in partnership with Codie Sanchez

Apply For A  $25,000 Grant

About Codie

Codie Sanchez is the founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, one of the fastest-growing investment and advisory companies today, with more than 13 million social media followers and a global monthly audience of 130M+ viewers. Through advisory services, live events, and proprietary technology, Contrarian Thinking helps owners build and buy profitable businesses they love to run. Her flagship program, the Contrarian Boardroom, has taught 14,000 owners how to scale businesses using private equity's own playbooks.

Codie is the New York Times bestselling author of Main Street Millionaire. She is also the owner of Main Street Holding Company, a nine-figure portfolio of professional and home service businesses, as well as Contrarian Thinking Capital, a venture capital firm investing in the Dull, Dirty, Dumb, and Dangerous. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her better half, Chris Petkas

Codie Sanchez in a white shirt and scarf, holding a copy of her book Own or Be Owned